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

2. What does Jal find when he goes to visit Nariman at Pleasant Villa?
(a) Daisy is giving Nariman music lessons.
(b) Daisy is taking care of Nariman.
(c) Daisy has moved in with Roxana and Yezad.
(d) Daisy is playing her violin for Nariman.

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

4. In Nariman's dream about a time when Lucy worked for another family in his building, what is Lucy doing?
(a) Crying and threatening to quit.
(b) Singing and threatening to jump.
(c) Singing as she cleans the apartment.
(d) Crying and complaining about the heavy work load.

5. What is Kapur's justification for not being treated like a common person?
(a) He does not attend the temple.
(b) He thinks he looks too much like a rich man.
(c) His family is not from Bombay.
(d) He is too well known in the community.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nariman's observation about how Coomy died?

2. How much extra money does Roxana find in the budget envelopes?

3. Why does Kapur not respond to Yezad's request about his new responsibilities?

4. What does Edul say he must use to repair Nariman's room?

5. Why does Yezad have trouble finding another job?

Short Essay Questions

1. What excuses do Roxana and Yezad make for Jehangir when his teacher tells them Jehangir has been taking bribes as homework monitor? How is Jehangir punished?

2. What does Yezad learn when he calls Mr. Kapur to say he will not be in to work because of Coomy's death?

3. Why does Jal take money from his account and go to visit Roxana?

4. What are some of Yezad's thoughts and actions in Chapter 15 that show he is changing?

5. As the family leaves Pleasant Villa for the last time, Roxana and Jehangir look out the car window and see the same bird, but each one interprets it differently. How do Roxana and Jehangir see the bird differently?

6. Describe why both Roxana and Yezad are puzzled about the amount of money in the budget envelopes.

7. What can we learn about the relationship between Roxana and Yezad when Yezad tells Roxana he lost their money playing Matka?

8. What did Murad do in order to have enough money to buy Christmas presents for his family?

9. When Yezad wakes up during the night with chest pains, what does he attribute the cause to?

10. How does Yezad's plan to coerce Kapur to run for municipal council backfire?

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