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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 share with Yezad and Roxana after Coomy's death?

2. In Nariman's dream about a time when Lucy worked for another family in his building, what is Lucy doing?

3. What is Kapur's justification for not being treated like a common person?

4. What does Yezad do when he comes to the fires temple?

5. What does Yezad do with his application papers for emigration to Canada?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What changes in behavior does Kapur make in order to become more like the common people?

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

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

6. What does Yezad learn when he calls Mr. Kapur to say he will not be in to work because of Coomy's death?

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

8. 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?

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

10. What impact does Mr. Kapur's decision about running for municipal council have on Yezad?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When using the good china for Murad's birthday reminds the family that one of Nariman's beliefs was that people should "take pleasure in the beautiful things to defeat the sadness and sorrow of life." How did Nariman live up to that belief? Did any other characters in the story follow his lead? How is that philosophy revealed throughout the story?

Essay Topic 2

When Yezad loses all his money at Makta, Roxana forgives him because she believes happiness is more important than having a lot of money. Do you agree with her assessment? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The death of Coomy seems to release the family from some of their stiffness or unease with each other. Jal becomes closer to Roxana and her family, and even Nariman seems to become more animated in his interactions with the family. What was it about Coomy that could have such an effect on the family? Was she conscious of what she was doing, or was Coomy totally unaware of the affect she had on those around her? Use incidents from the story to show how she could have acted differently toward her family.

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