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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Mr. Kapasi translate for the doctor he works with?
(a) Gujarati.
(b) Hindi.
(c) French.
(d) English.

2. How old is Shukumar?
(a) 27.
(b) 35.
(c) 33.
(d) 36.

3. What does Boori Ma carry on the end of her Sari?
(a) Watch.
(b) Locket.
(c) Charms.
(d) Skeleton keys.

4. What did Boori Ma claim she was before coming to the building.
(a) A landowner.
(b) A professor.
(c) A toilet cleaner.
(d) A school principal.

5. Lilia's father wonders if she is learning about what in school?
(a) Partition.
(b) New England foliage.
(c) Wars in India.
(d) American Revolution.

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

7. What month does Shoba's mother come for a visit?
(a) November.
(b) October.
(c) December.
(d) September.

8. What does Boori Ma think is in her bedding?
(a) Prickly heat.
(b) Mites.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Flowers.

9. Where is the academic conference Shukumar attends when Shoba is pregnant?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Boston.
(c) New York City.
(d) Baltimore.

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

11. What does Mrs. Das want to mail to Mr. Kapasi?
(a) Pictures from the trip.
(b) American trinkets.
(c) Love letters.
(d) Pictures of her.

12. What does Shukumar make for dinner the first night the power is out?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Lamb.
(c) Fish.
(d) Steak.

13. What is the subject of Shukumar's dissertation?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) Agrarian revolts in Inida.
(c) The India-Pakistan War.
(d) Farm policy in Inida.

14. In what city does "A Real Durwan" take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Dacca.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Boston.

15. Shoba and Shukumar are married young Indians living in what city?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mr. Pirzada sends Lilia's family a card for what occasion?

3. What does Lilia tell Dora about Mr. Pirzada's daughters?

4. What is Lilia's father's occupation?

5. Mr. Pirzada's daughters' names all start with what letter?

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