Selection Quick Checks (English)



1.	Why had Mr. Pirzada lost touch with his family?
	A.	His wife and daughters had been killed during the war.
	B.	Mr. Pirzada was illiterate and could not write letters.
	C.	The family had moved from Dacca.
	D.	The postal service in Dacca had collapsed.

2.	How did the narrator's family become acquainted with Mr. Pirzada?
	A.	He was the family's new doctor.
	B.	He was the narrator's school teacher.
	C.	His name was listed in the university directory.
	D.	He was friends with the family years ago in India.

3.	What was the purpose of Mr. Pirzada's pocket watch?
	A.	Its alarm marked the times he needed to take his medicine.
	B.	It kept track of the times he was supposed to pray.
	C.	It kept track of the time in Dacca.
	D.	It helped him know when it was time to return to his dorm room.

4.	What happened to the jack-o'-lantern that the family and Mr. Pirzada carved?
	A.	Mr. Pirzada took it back to his room with him.
	B.	It was destroyed on Halloween night.
	C.	Mr. Pirzada crushed it in anger.
	D.	Lilia's mother threw it away.

5.	What did Lilia do each night for the sake of Mr. Pirzada's family?
	A.	She said a prayer for Mr. Pirzada.
	B.	She studied the map of Asia.
	C.	She ate a piece of candy.
	D.	She drew pictures of jack-o'-lanterns.

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