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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nariman want Coomy to bring to the table as she prepares for his birthday dinner?
(a) A picture of their mother.
(b) The everyday dishes.
(c) His special plate.
(d) The good china.

2. Who did Nariman's family arrange for him to marry?
(a) Lucy.
(b) An unnamed woman.
(c) Yasmin.
(d) Roxana.

3. What is characteristic of the Shiv Sena?
(a) They are radical conservatives.
(b) They have no political views.
(c) They are loyal traditionalists.
(d) They are ultra liberals.

4. What relation is Roxana to Jal and Coomy?
(a) She is their half-sister.
(b) She is their step-sister.
(c) She is their aunt.
(d) She is their step-mother.

5. At the beginning of the story, Nariman is preparing to celebrate which birthday?
(a) His seventy-ninth.
(b) His eightieth.
(c) His seventy-seventh.
(d) His seventy-eighth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does the doctor treat Nariman's injury at the hospital?

3. What is Roxana's advice to Jehangir about writing a book?

4. What happens as the Chenoys wait at the bus stop?

5. Because of her many rules and constant crabbing, Nariman thinks Coomy is best suited for which of the following positions?

(see the answer key)

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