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

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

3. What does Yezad think of as he sits with Nariman in the evening?
(a) He tries to visualize Nariman well.
(b) The agony Nariman is going through.
(c) He is grateful he is not Nariman.
(d) The pain that Nariman is to those who care for him.

4. Who goes to help Nariman when he asks for the urinal?
(a) Jehangir.
(b) Yezad.
(c) Murad.
(d) No one.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What items does Mr. Kapur order for his store during the holiday season?

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

3. What does Yezad tell Jehangir that his name means?

4. What does Murad get Jehangir for Christmas?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What changes in behavior does Kapur make in order to become more like the common people?

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

3. What are Mr. Kapur's wife's reasons for not wanting him to run for public office?

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

5. What happens with Kapur and the children when Kapur puts on his Santa costume?

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

7. 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?

8. How does Jal try to placate Edul Munshi's wife while Edul finishes the work in Jal and Coomy's apartment?

9. In what ways do Jal and Yezad begin to act differently after Coomy and Kapur's deaths?

10. What impact does Mr. Kapur's decision about running for municipal council have on Yezad?

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