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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 did Haldar not allow Bibi to do?

2. What do Mrs. Sen and Elliot eat at the cafeteria the afternoon they spend exploring the university?

3. What did the doctors finally conclude would cure Bibi?

4. Where do Sanjeev and Twinkle live?

5. What does Haldar's wife keep away from Bibi?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the neighbor's protest Haldar's treatment of Bibi?

2. What is found during the housewarming party Sanjeev and Twinkle have for Sanjeev's friends?

3. Describe Bibi Haldar.

4. Please describe the Sens' experiences at the seaside with Elliot, as well as their drive home.

5. Why do Bibi's cousin and his wife doubt there is a cure for Bibi?

6. After meeting Dev, what does Miranda find out about him?

7. Describe where and how Mrs. Sen practices her driving.

8. Why are whole, fresh fish important to Mrs. Sen?

9. What do Dev and Miranda do one day when they are walking around Boston? What does Dev tell her during this outing?

10. What ends up happening to Bibi after her cousin abandons her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how the narrator in "The Third and Final Continent is an archetype of the male Indian-American immigrant and the irony presented by the dream he has for his son.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the use of symbolic objects throughout all the stories. Choose five particular objects to discuss how they were used symbolically to illuminate themes, distinguish characters and advance the plot.

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