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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 did Boori Ma claim she was before coming to the building.
(a) A landowner.
(b) A toilet cleaner.
(c) A professor.
(d) A school principal.

2. How old is Mrs. Das?
(a) 46.
(b) 27.
(c) 28.
(d) 32.

3. How long has Mr. Kapasi been a tour guide?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Seven years.

4. What language does Mr. Kapasi translate for the doctor he works with?
(a) Hindi.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Gujarati.

5. How old is Boori Ma?
(a) 72.
(b) 33.
(c) 46.
(d) 64.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the residents of the building know Boori Ma was a refugee?

2. Where is the Das family from?

3. How long will the Mr. and Mrs. Dalal be away from the building?

4. How old is Shoba?

5. Shoba and Shukumar are married young Indians living in what city?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does the power outage remind Shoba of from her childhood?

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

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

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

8. What do the residents of the building think about Boori Ma?

9. Why isn't Mrs. Dalal pleased with what Mr. Dalal does for her when he gets a promotion?

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

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