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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. Where is Dev's favorite place in the city that he takes Miranda?

2. Where does Dev tell his wife he is going on Sundays?

3. What does Dev do every Sunday afternoon at Miranda's apartment?

4. What helps Bibi during her attacks?

5. What was the name of the Indian family on Miranda's street when she was growing up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Twinkle find on the first day her new home? How does Sanjeev's reaction to these newly found items differ from Twinkle's?

3. Describe Bibi Haldar.

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

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

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

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

8. Describe who is invited to Twinkle and Sanjeev's housewarming party.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does food play in each of the stories, both as a cultural icon and as sustenance?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Boori Ma and Bibi Haldar. What did each of them represent in society?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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