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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. What does Murad get Jehangir for Christmas?

2. What does Jal share with Yezad and Roxana after Coomy's death?

3. What is the good omen that Roxana sees as the family leaves Pleasant Villa?

4. What does Yezad do when Vilas tries to tell him about one of his recent clients?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What does Yezad ask Vilas to do about the Christmas decorations, and what is Vilas' reaction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

For most of the story, Coomy seems to be the controlling factor among all the characters. Is Coomy truly concerned about her family? Is she materialistic? Nurturing? Selfish? All of the above? Focusing on Coomy's personality and the way she interacts with others, write a character description of Coomy.

Essay Topic 2

There are several negative forces in Family Matters: Coomy's nagging and crabbiness, Yasmin marrying for security instead of love, the constant search for money. And there are also several positive forces in the story: Yezad's search for faith, the love between Murad and Jehangir, Nariman's undying devotion to Lucy. Compare and contrast the positive and negative forces in Family Matters and show how each serve to move the story along and lend to its entirety.

Essay Topic 3

Yezad in intent upon furthering himself at work. Is his desire based on ambition, greed, or just a need to have more money? Would he be likely to accept the responsibility an advancement at work would require? Would Yezad make a good manager?

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