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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. Why does Yezad meet with Vilas and his two actor friends?
2. What kind of reception does Yezad get from Kapur's wife?
3. How do Coomy and Edul Munshi die?
4. What dream does Nariman have that causes him to wake up screaming?
5. What happens to Yezad when he stops at the temple and stays for prayers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens with Kapur and the children when Kapur puts on his Santa costume?
2. What effect has acting as homework monitor had on Jehangir?
3. What happens to Yezad's work situation after Kapur's death?
4. What does Yezad ask Vilas to do about the Christmas decorations, and what is Vilas' reaction?
5. What does Yezad learn when he calls Mr. Kapur to say he will not be in to work because of Coomy's death?
6. 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?
7. In what ways do Jal and Yezad begin to act differently after Coomy and Kapur's deaths?
8. When Yezad wakes up during the night with chest pains, what does he attribute the cause to?
9. How does Yezad's plan to coerce Kapur to run for municipal council backfire?
10. What changes in behavior does Kapur make in order to become more like the common people?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author of Family Matters uses flashback to fill in parts of the story. Through whose eyes do we experience the flashbacks and how are they important to the story? Do the flashbacks help you learn any more about the character than what the front story tells? Is this a useful technique to employ in this story? Why/why not?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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