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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first character introduced in the story, "One Sunday?"
(a) Silloo.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Vera.
(d) Najamai.

2. Why does Jaakaylee leave her hometown to come to Bombay?
(a) For a job.
(b) To attend college.
(c) To get married.
(d) To escape her family.

3. What used to make Kersi very happy to go up to Najamai's flat?
(a) Chasing creatures.
(b) The coolness of the fridge.
(c) Seeing the fridge.
(d) Seeing Najamai's daughters.

4. Who cries out, "Help! Oh quickly! Thief!"?
(a) Francis.
(b) Tehmina.
(c) Najamai.
(d) Silloo.

5. What does someone steal on Jehangir's behalf?
(a) Pencils.
(b) Coins.
(c) Stamps.
(d) Chewing gum.

6. What does Tehmina constantly smell of?
(a) Curry.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Cloves.

7. What does Dr. Burjor Mody assume principalship of in "The Collectors" just before moving to Firozsha Baag?
(a) Cawasji Framji Memorial Library
(b) Bombay High School.
(c) St. Xavier's Boys School
(d) Bombay Veterinary College.

8. What does Kersi use his cricket bat for now?
(a) Nothing at all.
(b) Killing rats.
(c) Practice.
(d) Punishing students.

9. What would Rustomji not permit Mehroo to have in their new home as husband and wife?
(a) Dentures.
(b) Colorful clothing.
(c) New linens.
(d) A separate "unclean" room.

10. What is the most likely meaning of the word "gunga" in the story?
(a) The high priest.
(b) A maid.
(c) A gross, dirty area.
(d) A soldier.

11. Why does Jaakaylee sleep outside the flat after the Christmas midnight mass?
(a) It is a neighborhood custom.
(b) The weather is always pleasant.
(c) Everyone else does it.
(d) She has no key.

12. What did Minocher wear to Sarosh-Sid's wedding when the groom did not wish to wear it?
(a) The pugree.
(b) A tuxedo.
(c) Silk pajamas.
(d) A top hat.

13. What does Daulat discover between the bedpost and the floor as she sprays for bedbugs?
(a) Bedbugs.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) An Ostermilk tin.
(d) A Tik-20 can.

14. Why does Rustomji shout at the boys of Firozsha Baag?
(a) For not fixing his toilet.
(b) For getting plaster in his bathtub.
(c) For playing cricket there.
(d) For robbing apartments.

15. What does Rustomji enjoy watching each morning, though he does it surreptitiously?
(a) Mehroo getting dressed.
(b) Gajra adjusting her sari.
(c) The traffic outside.
(d) Television shows.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jaakaylee begin to mend while waiting for bai-seth to return home?

2. What does Kersi do his cricket bat at the end of the story, "One Sunday?"

3. What does Mrs. Mody offer to Jehangir after Dr Mody's death?

4. What religion does Jaakaylee follow?

5. What causes Rustomji to forget the bathroom leak and feel better?

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