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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was Mr. Kapasi's son when he died in his mother's arms?
(a) Seven.
(b) Newborn.
(c) Two.
(d) Five.

3. What did Mrs. Dalal promise to bring Boori Ma from her trip?
(a) A picture.
(b) A new sari.
(c) A trinket.
(d) A blanket.

4. What does Mr. Pirzada do each time he enters the home of Lilia's family?
(a) Bows to Lilia's father.
(b) Offers a bottle of wine.
(c) Says a prayer.
(d) Removes his shoes.

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

6. What event had Shoba already planned for their baby?
(a) Naming ceremony.
(b) First birthday.
(c) Rice ceremony.
(d) Christening.

7. What is Boori Ma's main job at the building where she lives?
(a) Washing the toilets.
(b) Sweeping the stairs.
(c) Cleaning the bedding.
(d) Cooking the food.

8. What important function did the residents think Boori Ma did for them?
(a) Cook for them.
(b) Entertain them.
(c) Stand guard.
(d) Clean their homes.

9. What did Boori Ma claim she was before coming to the building.
(a) A landowner.
(b) A school principal.
(c) A professor.
(d) A toilet cleaner.

10. What is Lilia's father's occupation?
(a) Graduate student.
(b) Salesperson.
(c) Bank teller.
(d) Professor.

11. Where did Shukumar grow up?
(a) Boston.
(b) India.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) New Hampshire.

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

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

14. What attracts the monkeys to Bobby Das?
(a) Bobby's stick.
(b) Mrs. Das spilled soda.
(c) Mrs. Das spilled puffed rice.
(d) Bobby's gum.

15. Mr. Pirzada has a grant to study what?
(a) New England foliage.
(b) American Revolution.
(c) Partition.
(d) Wars in India.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Mr. and Mrs. Das meet?

2. What do the excited Das children see from the car as they drive through India?

3. What is the name of Shoba and Shukumar's neighbors?

4. Where does Boori Ma sleep?

5. Lilia's father explains to her that the British gave independence to India in what year?

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