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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. Who visits Dilnavaz in Part 4 of Chapter 21?

2. As the artist notes in Chapter 13, Part 1, what does someone leave in front of Saraswati?

3. Where does Alamai send Dinshawji's body for the funeral?

4. To what mystery man does Dinshawji compare Gustad in Chapter 12?

5. How much does Gustad pay for a coolie to save his seat on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Major Bilimoria's appearance in Chapter 18.

2. Why does Ghulam Mohammed tell Gustad that he needs to return the money immediately? How does he threaten Gustad?

3. Describe the incident that occurs between the four children, the milk seller, and Gustad.

4. Describe Dinshawji's funeral.

5. Why does Tehmul get hit with a brick?

6. Describe the candles that Gustad buys at Mount Mary and explain why he has to buy them.

7. What happens in Farad's room between Miss Kutpitia, Dilnavaz, and Tehmul?

8. Why does the pavement artist draw sacred pictures, and what are his qualifications for doing so?

9. Why does Tehmul love the doll?

10. Describe the change that comes over Dinshawji in Chapter 13.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Are Dilnavaz's actions toward Tehmul ethical? Are they justifiable in order to save Sohrab? Explain your opinions thoroughly, using examples from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

How does Miss Kutpitia grow and change throughout the novel? Do you think she changes, or do you think the other characters' perceptions of her change? How do her living conditions change throughout the course of the novel? Feel free to include some references to flashback material in which the reader learns what she was like in her younger years.

Essay Topic 3

Describe Dilnavaz's relationship with Miss Kutpitia's magic. How does she think of it at the beginning of the novel? How does she think of it at the end?

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