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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does not describe Vilas Rane?

2. Why does Coomy request that Phoola Phoola clean her room first?

3. How does the cleaning woman awaken Coomy?

4. What does Jehangir propose to Murad on their way to school?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What choices does Coomy make about caring for Nariman at home and why?

2. What examples can you find in Chapter 4 to prove that Coomy is selfish and only pretends to think of others first?

3. What is Dr. Tarapore's diagnosis when Coomy and Jal consult him about Nariman's crying episodes?

4. Describe the ways in which Roxana, Jehangir, and Yezad react to Nariman's presence in their home.

5. Who is Husain and what is his role in the story?

6. What do you know of VIkram Kapur from the incidents in Chapter 7?

7. How has the Chenoy family financial situation affected Murad and Jehangir?

8. Describe the tactics Coomy uses to convince Roxana to let Nariman stay at Roxana's.

9. What does Roxana do with the plaster the doctor removes from Nariman's cast, and why is it significant to the rest of the story?

10. What type of person is Coomy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of Kapur's reasons for not running for office is that his wife tells him that service to family comes before service to community. How is this theme carried throughout the story? Do you think Coomy and Roxana would have agreed with her? Why/why not?

Essay Topic 2

The author of Family Matters uses flashback to fill in parts of the story. Through whose eyes do we experience the flashbacks and how are they important to the story? Do the flashbacks help you learn any more about the character than what the front story tells? Is this a useful technique to employ in this story? Why/why not?

Essay Topic 3

Late in the book, Yezad discovers that there are really only two things that matter: religion and family. Show how both elements were important throughout the book to individual characters as well as methods by which Mistry told the story.

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