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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 do Elliot and his mother usually have for dinner?

2. How old is Mrs. Sen?

3. What did the doctors say was Bibi's actual ailment?

4. What did Haldar and his wife feel a wedding for Bibi would be?

5. What does Twinkle find along with the Christ figurine in the cupboard above the stove?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Bibi's cousin and his wife doubt there is a cure for Bibi?

2. What happens when Mrs. Sen tries to drive to the fish market with Elliot?

3. Describe Bibi Haldar.

4. What purchases does Miranda make because she thinks they are things a mistress would buy?

5. What does Twinkle find in the yard of her new house, and how did their reactions to this item once again differ?

6. What sad story does Laxmi tell Miranda about her cousin's marriage?

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

8. Why does Elliot like going to Mrs. Sen's in the afternoons?

9. What do two "doctors" tell Bibi is the cure to her mysterious condition?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what Lilia's father means when he says: "But what does she learn about the world?" How does the dichotomy of being part of two cultures impart a knowledge that can't be taught in American schools? What view of American learning do you think Lahiri was trying to impart through these stories?

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 word "sexy" and its shades of meaning in the story "Sexy."

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