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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. Where does Boori Ma sleep?
(a) In the alley.
(b) In the stairwell.
(c) On the roof.
(d) Under the letter boxes.

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

3. What event had Shoba already planned for their baby?
(a) First birthday.
(b) Christening.
(c) Rice ceremony.
(d) Naming ceremony.

4. Mr. Pirzada has a grant to study what?
(a) Wars in India.
(b) New England foliage.
(c) Partition.
(d) American Revolution.

5. Mr. Pirzada is from what city in Pakistan?
(a) Islamabad.
(b) Dacca.
(c) Karachi.
(d) Quetta.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of the war with India Mr. Pirzada does not hear from his family for how many months?

2. How old is Mrs. Das?

3. What is the name of Mr. and Mrs. Das' daughter?

4. What does Mr. Pirzada give Lilia for Halloween?

5. What is the date when Shoba checks the wall calendar, the day they get the electricity shut-off notice?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Boori Ma and what does she do for a living?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What is Mr. Kapasi's other occupation?

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