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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nariman's occupation?
(a) He is an active professor.
(b) He is a retired professor.
(c) He is a part-time teacher.
(d) He is a retired musician.

2. Who does Coomy initially ask for help when Nariman is brought home with an injured ankle?
(a) Their neighbor Dr. Fitter.
(b) The men who brought him home.
(c) She did not ask for help.
(d) Their regular doctor, Dr. Tarapore.

3. What does Jehangir reveal to his family that he wants to write a book about?
(a) About Bombay.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) The Chenoy and Vakeel families.
(d) Religious practices.

4. Why is Nariman not allowed to marry the woman he chose?
(a) She is too old.
(b) She is a Goan.
(c) She has two children.
(d) She is a Parsi.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Nariman exhibits symptoms of the early stages of what disease?

4. What is characteristic of the Shiv Sena?

5. What is the alternative name suggested for Bombay?

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