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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 do Sanjeev and Twinkle live?

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

3. Where does Twinkle take all the guests during the party?

4. What did Sanjeev's friends admire most during the party?

5. Where did Haldar refuse to take Bibi?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Describe Bibi Haldar.

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

8. What do two "doctors" tell Bibi is the cure to her mysterious condition?

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

10. What happens to Bibi when her cousin's wife becomes pregnant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Feeling like an outsider is a recurring theme in the stories. Discuss this theme and how is shown using aspects of three or more of the stories in The Interpreter of Maladies.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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