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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. What does Lilia tell Dora about Mr. Pirzada's daughters?
(a) They are missing.
(b) They are dead.
(c) They are pretty.
(d) They are brats.

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

3. What did Shoba give Shukumar for their first wedding anniversary?
(a) Watch.
(b) Knitted scarf.
(c) Sweater vest.
(d) Candles.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shoba remind Shukumar that he has on Friday?

2. Lilia's father explains to her that the British gave independence to India in what year?

3. Lilia recalls events that occur in the fall of what year?

4. How old was Mr. Kapasi's son when he died in his mother's arms?

5. What did Mr. Chatterjee say that Boori Ma's mouth was full of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Shoba and Shukumar tell each other the second night of the telling game?

2. What happens when Mr. Pirzada asks what the large orange vegetables are that he sees on porches?

3. What happens when Shukumar attends an academic conference in Baltimore during Shoba's pregnancy?

4. What devastating secret does Shukumar tell Shoba during the telling game to hurt her?

5. Without the Dalals around to protect her, what happens to Boori Ma?

6. What does Shoba tell Shukumar on the night the power is restored?

7. Why does Lilia say a prayer for Mr. Pirzada's family?

8. Why does Shukumar not look forward to the weekends when Shoba is home?

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

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

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