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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Condolence Visit.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Daulat anxiously expecting every time her doorbell rings?
(a) Najamai.
(b) Some much-needed extra chairs.
(c) The buyer for the pugree.
(d) Sarosh-Sid.

2. Who has a long white beard, has a paunch and is nearly seventy-five years old?
(a) Fahad Singh.
(b) Jaabir Malik.
(c) Daaruk Gupta.
(d) Dustoor Dhunjisha.

3. What music passes through Daulat's mind as she remembers going to a concert with Minocher?
(a) Brahm'a Lullabye.
(b) Fur Elise.
(c) 1812 Overture.
(d) At the Balalaika.

4. What is a bunya's role at night?
(a) Gambler.
(b) Pimp.
(c) Bookie.
(d) Thief.

5. In the story, "Auspicious Occasion," what does Rustomji do for a living?
(a) He is a matchmaker.
(b) He is a businessman.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a banker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Daulat's grandmother's death inadvertently introduce to several boys in the Baag?

2. What does Kersi read to cure himself of the blues?

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

4. What stops the ghost from visiting, according to Jaakaylee?

5. What does the bai do when she sees Jaakaylee on the balcony upon returning home late at night?

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