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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old is Mrs. Das?
(a) 32.
(b) 46.
(c) 27.
(d) 28.
2. Which resident of the building decided Boori Ma should be thrown out?
(a) Mrs. Dalal.
(b) Mr. Chatterjee.
(c) Mrs. Misra.
(d) Mr. Dalal.
3. What is the name of Mr. and Mrs. Das' daughter?
(a) Mina.
(b) Tina.
(c) Ronni.
(d) Lilia.
4. How old is Mr. Kapasi?
(a) 48.
(b) 36.
(c) 46.
(d) 52.
5. What was the name of the friend who drove Shoba to the hospital?
(a) Laxmi.
(b) Gillian.
(c) Twinkle.
(d) Tina.
6. Where does Boori Ma sleep?
(a) In the stairwell.
(b) On the roof.
(c) In the alley.
(d) Under the letter boxes.
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. What does Shukumar make for dinner the first night the power is out?
(a) Lamb.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Steak.
(d) Fish.
9. What is Lilia's father's occupation?
(a) Bank teller.
(b) Salesperson.
(c) Professor.
(d) Graduate student.
10. Lilia recalls events that occur in the fall of what year?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1972.
11. How long has Shukumar been in graduate school?
(a) Four years.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six years.
12. What is Mrs. Dalal's reaction to her husband bring home the two basins?
(a) Embarrassment.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Angry.
(d) Fright.
13. What does Mrs. Das complain about as they drive around India?
(a) Their hotel.
(b) The food.
(c) The scenery.
(d) Air-conditioning.
14. Mr. Pirzada's daughters' names all start with what letter?
(a) P.
(b) A.
(c) D.
(d) Z.
15. Mr. Pirzada is from what city in Pakistan?
(a) Karachi.
(b) Quetta.
(c) Islamabad.
(d) Dacca.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Mrs. Das call Mr. Kapasi's work as an interpreter?
2. In which month does Mr. Pirzada return to Pakistan?
3. Shoba and Shukumar are married young Indians living in what city?
4. Lilia treats the little candies Mr. Pirzada brings her like what?
5. What gets stolen from the building while Boori Ma is away for the afternoon?
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