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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 excuse does Kapur give for not running for municipal office?

2. How much extra money does Roxana find in the budget envelopes?

3. What does Yezad tell Jehangir that his name means?

4. What happens to Yezad when he stops at the temple and stays for prayers?

5. In Nariman's words, how would you complete this sentence, "the loss of home ...?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Why does Jal take money from his account and go to visit Roxana?

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

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

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

8. What are Mr. Kapur's wife's reasons for not wanting him to run for public office?

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

10. What are some of Yezad's thoughts and actions in Chapter 15 that show he is changing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

At the beginning of the story, Yezad scoffs at Coomy's religious practices, but has done a complete turn-around by the end of the story. Trace the changes in Yezad throughout the story, focusing on what caused him to change and whether you think he was always sincere in his beliefs.

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