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1. What has caused the strain in Shoba and Shukumar’s relationship?
A) an affair
B) financial problems
C) a miscarriage
D) the death of a parent
2. Which detail shows the reader the strain in Shoba and Shukumar’s relationship?
A) They watch TV in separate rooms.
B) Shukumar frequently fantasizes about other women.
C) The house is in disrepair, and they’re making no effort to fix it.
D) There is a dwindling supply of homemade food provisions.
3. Why didn’t Shukumar tip the waiter on the couple’s first date?
A) He didn’t know it was customary in America.
B) He was distracted by thoughts of Shoba.
C) The waiter insulted him.
D) Shoba had already left a tip.
4. What circumstance leads Shoba and Shukumar to open up to each other each night?
A) a nightly planned power outage by the city
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