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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Husain only work part time?
(a) He goes to school.
(b) He has another job.
(c) He is a victim of earlier riots.
(d) He is physically challenged.

2. How does Yezad use the item he borrowed from his neighbor Villie Cardmaster?
(a) He makes a tent on the balcony.
(b) He makes Nariman sleep on it.
(c) He uses it to cover the windows.
(d) He uses it for his own bed.

3. What was Dr. Tarapore's decision concerning Nariman?
(a) That Nariman should wear the cast for another month.
(b) That he would remove the entire cast immediately.
(c) That he should replace Nariman's cast with a lighter one.
(d) That he should wait another week to remove the cast.

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

5. Why is Jehangir's job as homework monitor in jeopardy?
(a) He has accepted too many bribes.
(b) He does not pay attention to what he is doing.
(c) His grades are not good enough for him to keep the job.
(d) He is getting too old for the job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts Roxana to change her mind about taking her father in?

2. What relation are Murad and Jehangir to Nariman?

3. What does Jehangir reveal to his family that he wants to write a book about?

4. What service does Jehangir provide for Nariman?

5. What does Nariman observe as Coomy and Jal move him to Roxana's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the result of Nariman's visit from Dr. Tarapore at the beginning of Chapter 8?

2. What effect is Nariman's prolonged stay having on Roxana and Yezad, and what does Nariman tell them to do about it?

3. Describe Roxana's relationship with Coomy and Jal.

4. What does Murad do in Chapter 10 that angers Yezad, and why is this significant?

5. What is Coomy's excuse for wanting to move Nariman to Roxana's, and what is her real reason?

6. Who are the Shiv Sena?

7. Describe Nariman's relationship with his grandsons.

8. Describe the living conditions for the Chenoy family.

9. What is the significance of Yezad's visit to Villie Cardmaster?

10. What indications are there in Chapter 8 that Nariman is not likely to ever go back to his own home?

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