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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is to play in the afternoon cricket match?
(a) Slaves and non-slaves.
(b) Catholics and Indians.
(c) Students and non-students.
(d) Catholics and non-Catholics.

2. How does Yezad get to work?
(a) By car.
(b) By train.
(c) By foot.
(d) By bus.

3. How are Murad and Jehangir instructed to act when they arrive at Nariman's home?
(a) They are told to play quietly.
(b) They are told to sit on the floor.
(c) They are not given instructions.
(d) They are told to sit like statues.

4. What is the predominant mood of the dinner party?
(a) No one talks to anyone else.
(b) There is a lot of bickering.
(c) Everyone focuses on the chldren.
(d) There is a lot of laughter.

5. What does Nariman have when he returns from his walk on the evening of his birthday?
(a) He has a black eye.
(b) He has a new cane.
(c) He has a broken arm.
(d) He has a limp and abrasions on his elbow and forearm.

6. How long does Nariman stay in the hospital?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two hours.
(c) Two months.
(d) Two days.

7. What is the Chenoy family hoping to learn from Dr. Tarapore's visit?
(a) That Nariman no longer needs continual care.
(b) That Nariman is well enough to go home.
(c) That Nariman can move into his own place.
(d) That he can completely remove Nariman's cast.

8. What do Coomy and Jal do at home to keep Nariman from coming back?
(a) They destroy the ceilings.
(b) They leave on an extended vacation.
(c) They set fire to Nariman's room.
(d) They change the locks.

9. What is Nariman's occupation?
(a) He is a retired professor.
(b) He is an active professor.
(c) He is a part-time teacher.
(d) He is a retired musician.

10. When does Coomy intend to let Nariman come home?
(a) In three weeks.
(b) Never.
(c) When she returns from vacation.
(d) When he can care for himself.

11. How does Coomy prepare for her father's return from the hospital?
(a) She makes a special place for him.
(b) She hires a nurse to care for him.
(c) She buys a bedpan and urinal.
(d) She buys a commode.

12. Why does Roxana stop Jehangir from explaining his book to Nariman?
(a) She needs Jehangir's help in the kitchen.
(b) Nariman has fallen asleep.
(c) Jehangir is making too much noise.
(d) Nariman is not interested in what Jehangir reads.

13. How does Jal explain the constant hammering that Yezad asks about?
(a) He says it is the apartment manager.
(b) He says it is the neighbor's children playing.
(c) He says their neighbor is a carpenter.
(d) He says it is their crazy neighbor.

14. What does Roxana wish to talk to Coomy about when she goes to Chateau Felicity?
(a) Nariman's diet.
(b) Nariman's medicine.
(c) Nariman's health.
(d) Nariman's will.

15. When Roxana and her family arrive for dinner, what is Coomy's reaction?
(a) She grumbles that they are always on time.
(b) She grumbles that they never bring anything.
(c) She grumbles that they are always late.
(d) She grumbles that they are always early.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Nariman for his assistance while he is in the hospital?

2. Why is Nariman not allowed to marry the woman he chose?

3. Because of her many rules and constant crabbing, Nariman thinks Coomy is best suited for which of the following positions?

4. What instrument does Roxana's neighbor play?

5. How does the doctor treat Nariman's injury at the hospital?

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