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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What excuse does Kapur give for not running for municipal office?
(a) He does not have enough money.
(b) He is too busy with the store.
(c) It is not the right time.
(d) His wife is against it.

2. What dream does Nariman have that causes him to wake up screaming?
(a) Lucy has pushed Yasmine off the roof.
(b) Yasmin has pushed Lucy off the roof.
(c) Yasmin and Lucy have fallen from the roof.
(d) Nariman has fallen from the room with Yasmin and Lucy.

3. What upsets the inspector most about the Parsi community?
(a) He thinks it is shrinking.
(b) He thinks it is getting too large.
(c) He thinks too many Parsi are uneducated.
(d) He thinks they do not have enough schools.

4. What is Mr. Kapur's wife's view of public service?
(a) Service to family comes first.
(b) Service to community comes first.
(c) Service to community is for young men.
(d) Service to family is a woman's duty.

5. What kind of reception does Yezad get from Kapur's wife?
(a) She is very cold toward him.
(b) She welcomes him with open arms.
(c) She invites him to stay with them for a while.
(d) She says he must never come to their house again.

6. How does Roxana react when Yezad tells her he has lost all their money?
(a) She is stunned and cannot speak.
(b) She makes him try to get it back.
(c) She forgives him.
(d) She makes him leave the house.

7. How much extra money does Roxana find in the budget envelopes?
(a) One hundred and eighty rupees.
(b) Forty five rupees.
(c) One hundred and twenty rupees.
(d) Sixty rupees.

8. What is Kapur's first step to becoming more like the common people?
(a) He gives his expensive clothes away.
(b) He sells his watch.
(c) He buys a train pass.
(d) He sells his car.

9. What does Yezad tell Vilas he is troubled about?
(a) He has lost a chance at promotion.
(b) There are too many Christmas decorations.
(c) He cannot get Nariman out of his house.
(d) Kapur has given him too much responsibility.

10. In Nariman's words, how would you complete this sentence, "the loss of home ...?
(a) ...creates a huge empty space."
(b) ...leave a hole that is too big to fill."
(c) ,,,leaves a hole that can never be filled."
(d) ...leaves an emptiness that can never be filled."

11. What arrives at Kapur's store that he get all excited about?
(a) Members of the Shiv Sena.
(b) Lots of children.
(c) Supplies for a second store.
(d) His Santa suit.

12. What is Yezad's explanation for the extra money?
(a) He admits to playing Matka.
(b) He says maybe Mr. Kapur paid him extra commissions.
(c) He says he has worked overtime.
(d) He tells Roxana she must have miscounted.

13. Why does Yezad not want Kapur to pay the Shiv Sena?
(a) Yezad knows Kapur cannot afford it.
(b) Yezad knows the Shiv Sena will never get enough.
(c) Yezad wants Kapur to run for office.
(d) Yezad wants Kapur to stand up for himself.

14. What does Yezad do when Vilas tries to tell him about one of his recent clients?
(a) Yezad tells Vilas he should not interfere in his client's lives.
(b) Yezad listens carefully so he can help Vilas.
(c) Yezad interrupts to talk about his own agenda.
(d) Yezad asks if they can talk about the client later.

15. What proposition does Jal make to Yezad and Roxana?
(a) That they remodel Pleasant Villa.
(b) That they send Jehangir, Murad, and Nariman to Chateau Felicity.
(c) They they hire a nurse for Nariman.
(d) That they sell their flat and move into Chateau Felicity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yezad tell Kapur happened while Kapur was out getting his blood pressure checked?

2. What message does Mrs. Kapur have for Yezad when he meets her at the store?

3. How do Jehangir's parents react to being called to school on his behalf?

4. What does Murad get Jehangir for Christmas?

5. How does Mrs. Kapur act when Yezad asks about his Christmas present from Mr. Kapur?

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