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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In which month does Mr. Pirzada return to Pakistan?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) January.
(d) October.

3. What game do Mr. Pirzada and Lilia's parents play each night?
(a) Monopoly.
(b) Checkers.
(c) Backgammon.
(d) Scrabble.

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

5. What does Mr. Pirzada give Lilia for Halloween?
(a) A pumpkin.
(b) Mints.
(c) A purple lollipop.
(d) A flashlight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Shoba and Shukumar are married young Indians living in what city?

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

3. What is the date when Shoba checks the wall calendar, the day they get the electricity shut-off notice?

4. What is the final secret Shukumar reveals to Shoba?

5. Who does Boori Ma say her third daughter married?

Short Essay Questions

1. What would Mr. Kapasi like to be doing for work?

2. What happens when Lilia returns from trick-or-treating?

3. What does Shoba tell Shukumar on the night the power is restored?

4. What is similar between the Das marriage and the Kapasi marriage?

5. What is Mr. Kapasi's other occupation?

6. What problems do the two new basins purchased by Mr. Dalal cause in Boori Ma's building?

7. Why does Mr. Pirzada offer to go trick-or-treating with Lilia?

8. What happens to Boori Ma when the wives of the building decide to make improvements while the Dalals are out of town?

9. Why does Lilia say a prayer for Mr. Pirzada's family?

10. What do Shoba and Shukumar tell each other the second night of the telling game?

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