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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What language does Mr. Kapasi translate for the doctor he works with?
(a) English.
(b) Hindi.
(c) French.
(d) Gujarati.

2. Where is the Das family from?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) New York.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) India.

3. What gets stolen from the building while Boori Ma is away for the afternoon?
(a) The basin.
(b) All the keys.
(c) Both basins.
(d) The telephone.

4. How old is Shukumar?
(a) 35.
(b) 33.
(c) 27.
(d) 36.

5. What do Lilia and Dora dress up as for Halloween?
(a) Wiches.
(b) Princesses.
(c) Pirates.
(d) Ghosts.

6. What did Mr. Chatterjee say that Boori Ma's mouth was full of?
(a) Wisdom.
(b) Ashes.
(c) Lies.
(d) Kindness.

7. Who does Boori Ma say her third daughter married?
(a) A toilet salesman.
(b) A landowner.
(c) A school principal.
(d) A professor.

8. What American television show does Mr. Kapasi refer to?
(a) Friends.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Seinfeld.
(d) CSI.

9. What is the name of the Indian sun god that the Das family see statues of at the Sun Temple?
(a) Surya.
(b) Savatar.
(c) Suri.
(d) Suez.

10. How soon is the baby due when Shukumar goes to an academic conference?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six weeks.
(c) Three months.
(d) Three weeks.

11. How old is Shoba?
(a) 35.
(b) 33.
(c) 28.
(d) 25.

12. What happens to the piece of paper Mr. Kapasi gave Mrs. Das?
(a) The monkeys take it.
(b) It flutters away.
(c) He slips it out of her purse.
(d) She tears into peices.

13. What is Lilia's mother's occupation?
(a) Salesperson.
(b) Homemaker.
(c) Bank teller.
(d) Professor.

14. How did the residents of the building know Boori Ma was a refugee?
(a) Her wealth.
(b) Her jewelry.
(c) Her accent.
(d) Her tales.

15. Lilia is unaware of national distinctions until she asks her father about setting a ________ for the Indian man.
(a) Glass.
(b) Plate.
(c) Spoon.
(d) Fork.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Mr. Kapasi been a tour guide?

2. Lilia treats the little candies Mr. Pirzada brings her like what?

3. When the building improvements began, where did Boori Ma have to sleep?

4. What game do Mr. Pirzada and Lilia's parents play each night?

5. Mr. Pirzada has a grant to study what?

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