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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 makes Mrs. Sen happy?

2. What did Sanjeev's friend Prabal call Twinkle?

3. What time of day does Dev's wife call him from India?

4. What do the neighbors learn about Bibi after her cousin abandons her?

5. How many years has Laxmi's cousin been married when her husband leaves her for a woman in London?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where did Miranda meet Dev?

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

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

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

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

8. How do Sanjeev and Twinkle meet and end up marrying each other?

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

10. What sad story does Laxmi tell Miranda about her cousin's marriage?

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

Discuss the imagery presented by buildings, houses and monuments in all the stories.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the character in The Interpreter of Maladies has a misconception about someone that leads to unhappiness or harm. Discuss this theme using several of the characters and circumstances from the stories.

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