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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 Jal tell Roxana and Yezad would happen if he had his way about things?
2. What kind of reception does Yezad get from Kapur's wife?
3. What is Nariman's observation about how Coomy died?
4. How does Roxana react when Yezad tells her he has lost all their money?
5. How does Edul's wife describe Nariman's home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What can we learn about the relationship between Roxana and Yezad when Yezad tells Roxana he lost their money playing Matka?
2. 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?
3. What is significant about the introduction of Daisy Ichamora to Nariman?
4. What impact does Mr. Kapur's decision about running for municipal council have on Yezad?
5. In what ways do Jal and Yezad begin to act differently after Coomy and Kapur's deaths?
6. What does Yezad ask Vilas to do about the Christmas decorations, and what is Vilas' reaction?
7. What effect has acting as homework monitor had on Jehangir?
8. What changes in behavior does Kapur make in order to become more like the common people?
9. As the family leaves Pleasant Villa for the last time, Roxana and Jehangir look out the car window and see the same bird, but each one interprets it differently. How do Roxana and Jehangir see the bird differently?
10. When Yezad wakes up during the night with chest pains, what does he attribute the cause to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Both Yezad and Jehangir turn to dishonest means to make money to help the family. Are they justified in the means they use to acquire extra cash? Why do you think neither one is punished? What do their actions tell you about them and their relation to their family?
Essay Topic 2
Compare the differences in Coomy, who seems to have everything, and Roxana, who has to scrape to get by. How does each woman relate to her family? Are the reasons for the differences caused by personality, social standing, security? Discuss which you think is the more balanced and happier of the two and tell why.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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