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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bibi get very worked up about finding?
(a) A husband.
(b) A job.
(c) A home.
(d) A friend.

2. What does Bibi want all the neighbors to tell her about?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Weddings.
(c) Travels.
(d) Babies.

3. What did the doctors finally conclude would cure Bibi?
(a) Exercise.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Marriage.
(d) Work.

4. What do Mrs. Sen and Elliot eat at the cafeteria the afternoon they spend exploring the university?
(a) Hamburgers.
(b) Fish.
(c) French fries.
(d) Hot dogs.

5. From whose point of view is "The Treatment of Bibi Haldar" being told?
(a) Bibi's.
(b) Bibi's father.
(c) Bibi's cousin.
(d) The neighbors.

6. What time of day does Dev's wife call him from India?
(a) Four in the afternoon.
(b) Six in the evening.
(c) Four in the morning.
(d) Six in the morning.

7. What does Dev admire about Miranda?
(a) Her legs.
(b) Her sense of humor.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her brains.

8. Where did Miranda grow up?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) Michigan.
(c) California.
(d) Minnesota.

9. Who died in Mrs. Sen's family?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her niece.
(c) Her sister.
(d) Her grandfather.

10. What did Elliot think Mrs. Sen smelled like?
(a) Mothballs and cumin.
(b) Maltballs and cumin.
(c) Maltballs and cinnamon.
(d) Mothballs and cinnamon.

11. In what city does the story "Sexy" take place?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Calcutta.

12. What surprisingly good meal does Twinkle prepare for Sanjeev?
(a) Samosas.
(b) Pasta primavera.
(c) Mughlai chicken.
(d) Fish stew.

13. What do Elliot and his mother usually have for dinner?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Fish.
(c) Stew.
(d) Cheese.

14. What did the neighbors think Bibi had never been taught correctly?
(a) How to read.
(b) How to be a nice person.
(c) How to count.
(d) How to be a woman.

15. What does Elliot's mother give him after he is in the car accident with Mrs. Sen?
(a) A new babysitter.
(b) A bike.
(c) A house key.
(d) A new apartment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Elliot and his mother live?

2. Which one of the following has NOT been consulted on Bibi's behalf?

3. What kind of statue does Twinkle find hidden in the yard when they are raking?

4. What city in India is Mrs. Sen from?

5. Where does Dev tell his wife he is going on Sundays?

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