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

2. How old is Mrs. Sen?

3. How old is Elliot?

4. Twinkle says everyday in the house is like _________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when Mrs. Sen tries to drive to the fish market with Elliot?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Bibi Haldar.

10. Where did Miranda meet Dev?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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