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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 does the seven-year-old Rohin ask Miranda to serve him?

2. What did the neighbors think Bibi had never been taught correctly?

3. What did Haldar do to "help" Bibi find a husband?

4. Laxmi has a picture of herself and her husband taken where?

5. What did the neighbors say prospective in-laws would do to Bibi?

Short Essay Questions

1. What purchases does Miranda make because she thinks they are things a mistress would buy?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What changes about Mrs. Sen's behavior during the month of November?

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

9. Why does Elliot like going to Mrs. Sen's in the afternoons?

10. What does Sanjeev think of Twinkle as he gets to know his new wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the use of secrets in various stories in the collection. What impact did revealing a secret have on the individual characters and plots of these stories?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of individuals in warring countries growing closer while their governments grow apart in "When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine."

Essay Topic 3

How is the baby in "A Temporary Matter" a metaphor for the marriage of Shoba and Shukumar?

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