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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 does Yezad tell Jehangir that his name means?
(a) Conqueror of India.
(b) King of the world.
(c) Conqueror of the world.
(d) King of India.

2. What does Murad get Jehangir for Christmas?
(a) Three pictures.
(b) Three books.
(c) Three rupees.
(d) Three magzines.

3. How do the children react to Kapur?
(a) Most are afraid of the Santa suit.
(b) Most are eager to sit on Santa's lap.
(c) Most are afraid of the Santa suit.
(d) Most jus want the candy Santa has to offer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Yezad tell Vilas he is troubled about?

2. How many rupees does Yezad give Villie for Matka?

3. What arrives at Kapur's store that he get all excited about?

4. What is Yezad's excuse for not helping Nariman with his urinal?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What effect has acting as homework monitor had on Jehangir?

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

5. What is significant about the introduction of Daisy Ichamora to Nariman?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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