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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 is most true about Coomy?

2. How long does Roxana tell Yezad that Nariman will stay with them?

3. What does Coomy use to clean Nariman's teeth?

4. How does Jal explain the constant hammering that Yezad asks about?

5. Which of the following is not part of the special greeting Murad and Jehangir share with Nariman?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Nariman is well known in the Bombay medical community. What evidence is there that his opinion is valued?

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

4. What is Nariman's deepest regret?

5. Describe Nariman's relationship with his grandsons.

6. Describe the relationship between Nariman and Jehangir.

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

8. What is the basis of the argument between Coomy and Roxana at the beginning of Chapter 9? How is this argument different from others they have had?

9. What is the difference in how Coomy and Nariman feel after Roxana and her family leave?

10. What type of person is Coomy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Who seem to be the stronger characters in Family Matters, the men or the women? Does that change through the course of the story? Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the characters and tell whether you think they are related to gender or are just an author's rendering.

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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