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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kapur's justification for not being treated like a common person?
(a) His family is not from Bombay.
(b) He is too well known in the community.
(c) He does not attend the temple.
(d) He thinks he looks too much like a rich man.

2. What good news does Yezad have when he comes home from work?
(a) Kapur is selling the store.
(b) The elevator is working.
(c) He got a raise.
(d) Nariman is going home.

3. In Nariman's dream about a time when Lucy worked for another family in his building, what is Lucy doing?
(a) Crying and threatening to quit.
(b) Singing and threatening to jump.
(c) Singing as she cleans the apartment.
(d) Crying and complaining about the heavy work load.

4. What does Jehangir have to do after putting old and wrinkled money in the budget envelopes?
(a) Ask his mother to double check the envelopes.
(b) Carefully seal the envelopes.
(c) Wash his hands.
(d) He is not required to do anything.

5. What items does Mr. Kapur order for his store during the holiday season?
(a) Food and wine to celebrate Christmas.
(b) Fancy Christmas decorations.
(c) Enough supplies for a second store.
(d) Decorations for all the religious holidays.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Kapur not respond to Yezad's request about his new responsibilities?

2. What is Mr. Kapur's wife's view of public service?

3. What does Yezad tell Vilas he is troubled about?

4. How do the children react to Kapur?

5. In Nariman's words, how would you complete this sentence, "the loss of home ...?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens with Kapur and the children when Kapur puts on his Santa costume?

2. What did Murad do in order to have enough money to buy Christmas presents for his family?

3. What impact does Mr. Kapur's decision about running for municipal council have on Yezad?

4. How does Yezad's plan to coerce Kapur to run for municipal council backfire?

5. What does Yezad learn when he calls Mr. Kapur to say he will not be in to work because of Coomy's death?

6. What excuses do Roxana and Yezad make for Jehangir when his teacher tells them Jehangir has been taking bribes as homework monitor? How is Jehangir punished?

7. What changes in behavior does Kapur make in order to become more like the common people?

8. What happens to Yezad's work situation after Kapur's death?

9. What are Mr. Kapur's wife's reasons for not wanting him to run for public office?

10. In what ways do Jal and Yezad begin to act differently after Coomy and Kapur's deaths?

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