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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Elliot?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Nine.
(d) Seven.

2. Where does Dev tell his wife he is going on Sundays?
(a) Shopping.
(b) Running.
(c) Work.
(d) Gym.

3. What makes Mrs. Sen happy?
(a) Flowers from her husband.
(b) Fresh fish.
(c) Driving lessons.
(d) Calls from India.

4. What does Elliot think the blade of Mrs. Sen's chopping knife looks like?
(a) An Indian palace.
(b) A slippery snake.
(c) An Egyptian prymid.
(d) A Viking ship.

5. What do Mrs. Sen and Elliot eat at the cafeteria the afternoon they spend exploring the university?
(a) Fish.
(b) Hamburgers.
(c) Hot dogs.
(d) French fries.

6. What do Twinkle and Sanjeev serve at their party?
(a) Beer.
(b) Tea.
(c) Champagne.
(d) Water.

7. In what city does the story "Sexy" take place?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

8. Where do Laxmi and Miranda work?
(a) A public radio station.
(b) A fundraiser.
(c) A textbook publisher.
(d) A university.

9. Where does Twinkle promise to put most of the Christian paraphernalia?
(a) Her office.
(b) The dump.
(c) The garage.
(d) The attic.

10. What does the seven-year-old Rohin ask Miranda to serve him?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Milk.
(d) Beer.

11. What is Sanjeev listening to as he unpacks boxes?
(a) Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
(b) Bach's Overture.
(c) Mahler's Overture.
(d) Mahler's Fifth Symphony.

12. What type of business does Bibi's cousin have?
(a) Herbal medicines.
(b) Cosmetic shop.
(c) Video store.
(d) Restaurant.

13. What did Elliot think Mrs. Sen smelled like?
(a) Mothballs and cumin.
(b) Maltballs and cinnamon.
(c) Maltballs and cumin.
(d) Mothballs and cinnamon.

14. What does Bibi want all the neighbors to tell her about?
(a) Weddings.
(b) Travels.
(c) Cooking.
(d) Babies.

15. Where do Sanjeev and Twinkle live?
(a) California.
(b) Boston.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Manhattan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Mrs. Sen?

2. What did the neighbors say prospective in-laws would do to Bibi?

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

4. Where does Mrs. Sen do all her vegetable chopping each afternoon?

5. What did Haldar do to "help" Bibi find a husband?

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