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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 kind of reception does Yezad get from Kapur's wife?
2. Why does Miss Alvarez ask to speak to Jehangir's parents?
3. What items does Mr. Kapur order for his store during the holiday season?
4. What happens to Yezad when he stops at the temple and stays for prayers?
5. What does Jal tell Roxana and Yezad would happen if he had his way about things?
Short Essay Questions
1. What changes in behavior does Kapur make in order to become more like the common people?
2. What effect has acting as homework monitor had on Jehangir?
3. What are some of Yezad's thoughts and actions in Chapter 15 that show he is changing?
4. How does Yezad's plan to coerce Kapur to run for municipal council backfire?
5. 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?
6. What can we learn about the relationship between Roxana and Yezad when Yezad tells Roxana he lost their money playing Matka?
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 did Murad do in order to have enough money to buy Christmas presents for his family?
9. What is significant about the introduction of Daisy Ichamora to Nariman?
10. What happens with Kapur and the children when Kapur puts on his Santa costume?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Briefly research the history of Bombay/Mumbai and tell how the social struggle over the name change compares to the struggles within the Vakeel and Chenoy families.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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