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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Paying Guests.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jaakaylee want the bai to purchase in order to make life easier?
(a) A video machine.
(b) A motorcar.
(c) A masala machine.
(d) A vacuum cleaner.

2. What religion does Jaakaylee follow?
(a) She is Catholic.
(b) She is Muslim.
(c) She is Parsi.
(d) She is Hindu.

3. Where does Jaakaylee come from?
(a) Goa.
(b) India.
(c) England.
(d) Persia.

4. What does Khorshedbai place on the veranda every morning?
(a) Baked goods.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Prayer books.

5. What stops the ghost from visiting, according to Jaakaylee?
(a) The noises she makes to scare it.
(b) The cockroaches.
(c) Her confession to the priest.
(d) Cajetan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings Daulat a portable tape recorder?

2. Where do the bai and seth go when they leave Jaakaylee to watch the children for the first time?

3. What has Kersi wanted to do ever since primary school?

4. Why does Jaakaylee leave her hometown to come to Bombay?

5. What is a bhoot?

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