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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the relationship of Coomy and Jal to Nariman?
(a) They are his grandchildren.
(b) They are his son and daughter.
(c) They are his foster children.
(d) They are his stepchildren.

2. What is Kapur's reaction when Yezad asks for an advance?
(a) He grants the advance without question.
(b) He tells Yezad he will have to work for it.
(c) He does not bother to answer Yezad.
(d) He tells Yezad that if he gets an advance he will have to accept more responsibility.

3. What arrangements are made for Nariman at Roxana's?
(a) He is put in a bed on the balcony.
(b) He is given a cot of his own.
(c) He must share a bed with one of the boys.
(d) He is put in Jehangir's bed.

4. How long does Roxana tell Yezad that Nariman will stay with them?
(a) Until he is well.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Three days.
(d) Three months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Roxana react when Yezad tells her he has lost all their money?

2. What does Nariman have when he returns from his walk on the evening of his birthday?

3. What does Jehangir have to do after putting old and wrinkled money in the budget envelopes?

4. What do Coomy and Jal hear Nariman doing whenever they pass the room he stays in while his ankle heals?

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

(see the answer key)

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