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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. Pirzada's daughters' names all start with what letter?
(a) P.
(b) A.
(c) D.
(d) Z.

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

3. What is the date when Shoba checks the wall calendar, the day they get the electricity shut-off notice?
(a) March 19.
(b) April 19.
(c) June 29.
(d) May 29.

4. What was the name of the friend who drove Shoba to the hospital?
(a) Laxmi.
(b) Tina.
(c) Twinkle.
(d) Gillian.

5. Where did Shoba and Shukumar go on their first date?
(a) A poetry recital.
(b) A Portuguese resturant.
(c) A hotel bar.
(d) A book store.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the building improvements began, where did Boori Ma have to sleep?

2. What did Shoba give Shukumar for their first wedding anniversary?

3. What does Mrs. Das do in the car as her family drives through In India?

4. Where is the Das family from?

5. Where did Shukumar grow up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is similar between the Das marriage and the Kapasi marriage?

2. What are the national distinctions between Pakistan and India that Lilia is unaware of?

3. How do the Das family look to Mr. Kapasi?

4. What does Lilia do with the candy after Mr. Pirzada returns to Dacca?

5. Why is the electricity being turned off in Shoba and Shukumar's neighborhood in "A Temporary Matter"?

6. What problems do the two new basins purchased by Mr. Dalal cause in Boori Ma's building?

7. What are the rituals Mr. Pirzada follows nightly?

8. What secret does Mina Das reveal to Mr. Kapasi?

9. What happens after Mr. Pirzada returns to Pakistan?

10. What does Mr. Kapasi think of Mr. and Mrs. Das as parents?

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