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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the subject of the argument between Roxana and Coomy?

2. What is Matka?

3. Nariman exhibits symptoms of the early stages of what disease?

4. What does Husain do when he is having a "bad" day?

5. What does Yezad borrow from their neighbor Villie Cardmaster?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Nariman's relationship with his grandsons.

2. Why is it important to Yezad that Kapur run for municipal office?

3. What do you learn about Coomy from her actions in Chapter 5?

4. How has the Chenoy family financial situation affected Murad and Jehangir?

5. What effect is Nariman's prolonged stay having on Roxana and Yezad, and what does Nariman tell them to do about it?

6. Describe the tactics Coomy uses to convince Roxana to let Nariman stay at Roxana's.

7. What is the difference in how Coomy and Nariman feel after Roxana and her family leave?

8. What is Yezad's solution when both boys want to sleep on the balcony, and what does it tell you about Yezad's character?

9. What was the result of Nariman's visit from Dr. Tarapore at the beginning of Chapter 8?

10. What choices does Coomy make about caring for Nariman at home and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of Kapur's reasons for not running for office is that his wife tells him that service to family comes before service to community. How is this theme carried throughout the story? Do you think Coomy and Roxana would have agreed with her? Why/why not?

Essay Topic 2

There are several negative forces in Family Matters: Coomy's nagging and crabbiness, Yasmin marrying for security instead of love, the constant search for money. And there are also several positive forces in the story: Yezad's search for faith, the love between Murad and Jehangir, Nariman's undying devotion to Lucy. Compare and contrast the positive and negative forces in Family Matters and show how each serve to move the story along and lend to its entirety.

Essay Topic 3

The title of the book could be interpreted in two ways: family is important and the issues and challenges of being a family. Tell how each interpretation could be supported by the events, action, and plot of the story.

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