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

2. When the building improvements began, where did Boori Ma have to sleep?
(a) In the stairwell.
(b) On the roof.
(c) Under the letter boxes.
(d) In the alley.

3. How did the residents of the building know Boori Ma was a refugee?
(a) Her accent.
(b) Her tales.
(c) Her wealth.
(d) Her jewelry.

4. Where is the Das family from?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) India.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) New York.

5. Shoba thought the poem Shukumar published was what?
(a) Sensitive.
(b) Sentimental.
(c) Silly.
(d) Sensational.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did Shoba and Shukumar go on their first date?

5. How old is Mrs. Das?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lilia returns from trick-or-treating?

2. What would Mr. Kapasi like to be doing for work?

3. Why does Mr. Pirzada offer to go trick-or-treating with Lilia?

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

5. What do Shukumar and Shoba do the first night the power is turned off?

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

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

8. Why does the Das family tour take a trip into the hills of Udayagiri?

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

10. What unfortunate incident occurs on the trip to the hills of Udayagiri?

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