The Boundary by Jhumpa Lahiri (comprehension quiz)
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- Q1How is the narrator connected to the visiting family?They are her new neighbors.They are visiting the country home where she works.They are her aunt, uncles, and cousins.They are her old friends from the city.60s
- Q2What does the narrator do when guests arrive?She takes their suitcases to their rooms for them.She hides from them because they aren't supposed to see her.She gives them a tour of the property.She offers to babysit the two young girls.60s
- Q3Where is the narrator's mother?She is taking care of an elderly man in a nearby town.She is running a flower shop in the city.She passed away when the narrator was very young.She is in the kitchen, cooking food for the new guests.60s
- Q4What can guests pick from the garden?Lettuce and flowersApples and flowersTomatoes and lettuceGrapes and apples60s
- Q5How old are the young girls in the visiting family?They are 1 and 3They are 3 and 5They are 7 and 9They are 5 and 760s
- Q6Which of the following does NOT describe the narrator?She is an only childShe is not from this countryShe likes to eavesdropShe lives in a nice, large country home60s
- Q7Who goes to the beach?The narrator and the young girlsThe visiting father and his daughtersThe visiting familyThe narrator and her father60s
- Q8Which of the following pieces of textual evidence best supports the claim: "The Boundary is set in modern times."?"My father went to the emergency room.""The father keeps taking pictures with his cell phone.""We eat the cake while the guests talk about politics, trips, life in the city.""After lunch, the father asks one of the girls to bring him his glasses."60s
- Q9Which best describes the narrator's father?He is a quiet, thoughtful manHe is an angry, aggressive manHe is an indifferent, secluded manHe is a cheerful, animated man60s
- Q10What "pets" do the visiting girls get in the story?CricketsFoxesHorsesFireflies60s
- Q11What happened to the visiting father's flip-flop?He loses it at the beachA fox steals itHis daughters use it as a fly swatterThe narrator takes it60s
- Q12What does the family do on the last night of their visit?Bake a fancy cake to share with friendsEat a picnic at the beachInvite the narrator to eat dinner with themCelebrate the father's birthday60s
- Q13What makes the narrator's father agitated?The guests have ruined the tomatoesThe guests talk about the cityThe guests keep forgetting his nameThe guests are rude to his daughter60s
- Q14What happened to the narrator's father before she was born?He was beaten by several men while working in the cityHe lost his job in his home country and had to moveHis parents died and he was left to start overHe ran a successful restaurant in the city60s
- Q15What did the family leave behind when they left the country house?Flyswatters and jarsShower gel and shellsShells and tomatoesShower gel and jars60s