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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 request does Nariman make of Daisy after she first plays her violin for him?
2. What does Yezad tell Vilas he is troubled about?
3. Why does Yezad meet with Vilas and his two actor friends?
4. What does Yezad do when he comes to the fires temple?
5. What is Yezad's excuse for not helping Nariman with his urinal?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe why both Roxana and Yezad are puzzled about the amount of money in the budget envelopes.
2. Why does Jal take money from his account and go to visit Roxana?
3. 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?
4. What can we learn about the relationship between Roxana and Yezad when Yezad tells Roxana he lost their money playing Matka?
5. What impact does Mr. Kapur's decision about running for municipal council have on Yezad?
6. What are Mr. Kapur's wife's reasons for not wanting him to run for public office?
7. 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?
8. What does Yezad learn when he calls Mr. Kapur to say he will not be in to work because of Coomy's death?
9. What happens to Yezad's work situation after Kapur's death?
10. In what ways do Jal and Yezad begin to act differently after Coomy and Kapur's deaths?
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
Nariman is kept from following his heart by the tenets of his religious belief. What is this belief? How does it control his life? Is that a good thing? How could his life have been different if he had followed his heart?
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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