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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. Lilia's parents were born where?

2. Mr. Pirzada has a grant to study what?

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

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

5. How long has Mr. Kapasi been a tour guide?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happens to Boori Ma when the wives of the building decide to make improvements while the Dalals are out of town?

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

5. What are the rituals Mr. Pirzada follows nightly?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the different marriages presented in the stories. What aspects of the marriages are due to culture and what aspects transcend culture differences?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how each story contains a character with a "malady" that is misinterpreted.

Essay Topic 3

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

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