When Mr. Pirzada Came To Dine

At the beginning of the story, what does Mr. Pirzada hope he can do?

• Become an American citizen

• Ascertain the life or death of his family members in Pakistan

• Get India and Pakistan to stop their war plans

• Join the forces in Dacca being attacked by Pakistan

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What happened on the other side of the world that caused him to worry about his family?

• A civil war had begun in Pakistan

• India was removing all Hindu people

• Pakistan wanted to remove all Muslim people

• An earthquake had devastated Dacca, Bangladesh

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Why was Mr. Pirzada in America at that time?

• He came to teach Americans about the Green New Deal

• He was teaching at a college in California about global warming

• He came to learn how to convert Hindus to Islam

• He'd won a grant from Pakistan to study foliage in New England

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Why was Mr. Pirzada no longer considered Indian?

• He'd taken a DNA test that proved it

• Pakistan, where he lived, had seceded from India

• Bangladesh was getting a lot of refugees from India

• India had declared him persona non grata

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Why did Mr. Pirzada choose to stay in East Pakistan and not move to India?

• He was a Muslim and Muslim's were moving out of India

• He was a Hindu, and Hindus were moving to East Pakistan

• He wanted to run for president of the new country

• His wife became the prime minister of East Pakistan

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What did Mr. Pirzada always wear on his head?

• A wig, because he was bald and embarrassed about it

• A cowboy hat, because he loved America so much

• A black fez made from the wool of Persian lambs

• The traditional Muslim headscarf

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How many refugees had already left Dacca, Bangladesh and crossed the Indian border?

• 240,000

• 510,000

• 2,450,000

• 9,000,000

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Why did the author's mother tell Mr. Pirzada that he was spoiling her daughter?

• He insisted on giving her a $5 bill on each visit

• He took her to professional basketball games with him

• He did her homework for her

• He brought her candies each night he visited

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What "curious thing" did Mr. Pirzada do prior to eating meals with the author's family?

• He washed the plate he was about to use

• He opened a window and sang a Muslim prayer song

• He took out his pocket-watch and wound it three times

• He removed his socks before sitting at the dining table

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Why did the author believe that Mr. Pirzada took out his pocket-watch at the dinner table?

• It helped him remember what time it was in East Pakistan where his family was

• He had once spilled tea on his pants, causing the watch to stop, and he didn't want to do it again

• It was the only way he could remember to wind it to keep it running

• He had made a pledge to always eat his food in only 10 minutes

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