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

2. What does Mrs. Sen hope to find in the mailbox each day?

3. Where does Sanjeev want to put the statue they find in the yard?

4. Who died in Mrs. Sen's family?

5. What do Elliot and his mother usually have for dinner?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What does Twinkle find in the yard of her new house, and how did their reactions to this item once again differ?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how the narrator in "The Third and Final Continent is an archetype of the male Indian-American immigrant and the irony presented by the dream he has for his son.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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