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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which resident of the building decided Boori Ma should be thrown out?
(a) Mr. Chatterjee.
(b) Mr. Dalal.
(c) Mrs. Misra.
(d) Mrs. Dalal.

2. Where is the Das family from?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) India.

3. What is the name of Shoba and Shukumar's neighbors?
(a) Morris.
(b) Bentley.
(c) Bradford.
(d) Das.

4. What gets stolen from the building while Boori Ma is away for the afternoon?
(a) All the keys.
(b) The telephone.
(c) Both basins.
(d) The basin.

5. How many daughters does Mr. Pirzada have?
(a) Nine.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

6. Lilia is unaware of national distinctions until she asks her father about setting a ________ for the Indian man.
(a) Plate.
(b) Glass.
(c) Spoon.
(d) Fork.

7. Who does Boori Ma say her third daughter married?
(a) A school principal.
(b) A toilet salesman.
(c) A landowner.
(d) A professor.

8. How soon is the baby due when Shukumar goes to an academic conference?
(a) Six weeks.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Two months.

9. What is the name of Lilia's teacher?
(a) Mrs. Bradford.
(b) Mrs. Dixit.
(c) Mrs. Kenyon.
(d) Mrs. Conner.

10. What is the name of the Indian sun god that the Das family see statues of at the Sun Temple?
(a) Savatar.
(b) Surya.
(c) Suez.
(d) Suri.

11. What does Mr. Pirzada do each time he enters the home of Lilia's family?
(a) Offers a bottle of wine.
(b) Says a prayer.
(c) Removes his shoes.
(d) Bows to Lilia's father.

12. What do the excited Das children see from the car as they drive through India?
(a) Cows.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Monkeys.
(d) Elephants.

13. What do Lilia and Dora dress up as for Halloween?
(a) Princesses.
(b) Wiches.
(c) Ghosts.
(d) Pirates.

14. What is Shoba's occupation in "A Temporary Matter"?
(a) Textbook editor.
(b) Graduate student.
(c) Tour guide.
(d) Accountant.

15. How old is Boori Ma?
(a) 64.
(b) 72.
(c) 46.
(d) 33.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Shoba?

2. What important function did the residents think Boori Ma did for them?

3. Lilia's parents were born where?

4. What did Boori Ma claim she was before coming to the building.

5. What happens to the piece of paper Mr. Kapasi gave Mrs. Das?

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