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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What American television show does Mr. Kapasi refer to?

2. What did Lilia stop doing each night so as not to ruin her prayer for Mr. Pirzada's family?

3. Where did Shoba and Shukumar meet?

4. What is the name of Shoba and Shukumar's neighbors?

5. What month does Shoba's mother come for a visit?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the characters of The Interpreter of Maladies encompass both the best and worst aspects of American and Indian cultures.

Essay Topic 2

What commentary on American life is Lahiri making through the plots and characters of her collection of stories?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the word "sexy" and its shades of meaning in the story "Sexy."

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