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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 does Elliot notice by the door the first time he visits Mrs. Sen's apartment?

2. What do Mrs. Sen and Elliot eat at the cafeteria the afternoon they spend exploring the university?

3. What does Bibi want all the neighbors to tell her about?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Rohin, the seven-year-old, tell Miranda that makes her rethink her decision to be with Dev?

5. Describe Bibi Haldar.

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

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

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 where and how Mrs. Sen practices her driving.

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of individuals in warring countries growing closer while their governments grow apart in "When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine."

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