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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 5, what play does young Sohrab direct in the Khodadad Building?
(a) King Lear.
(b) Hamlet.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Othello.

2. Where do the proceeds from the raffle go?
(a) To aid the struggling Indira Gandhi regime.
(b) To the victims of apartheid in South Africa.
(c) To the refugees from East Pakistan.
(d) To build wells for the rural villages.

3. Who does Dinshawji flirt with?
(a) Mr. Madon's daughter.
(b) Dilnavaz.
(c) Laurie Cotino.
(d) Miss Kutpitia.

4. In Chapter 4, how many pieces of chicken are left over after dinner?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Nine.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

5. How many apartments does the Khodadad Building have?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirty.

6. In Chapter 5, who is involved in a car accident that Gustad and Dinshawji witness?
(a) The manager of the bank.
(b) Dr. Paymaster.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The taxi driver who hit Gustad nine years earlier.

7. What type of car does Inspector Bamji drive?
(a) Taurus.
(b) Passat.
(c) Landrover.
(d) Landmaster.

8. What health problem does Roshan have?
(a) Migraines.
(b) Eczema.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Diarrhea.

9. In Chapter 7, when does Gustad visit the Chor Bazaar?
(a) Thursday afternoon.
(b) Saturday morning.
(c) Friday afternoon.
(d) Sunday evening.

10. What is Gustad waiting expectantly for at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) A letter from Major Bilimoria.
(b) His birthday.
(c) The elections.
(d) The birth of a grandchild.

11. Who is the "referee" between Gustad and Sohrab in Chapter 5?
(a) Dilnavaz.
(b) Major Bilimoria.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) Miss Kutpitia.

12. Where does Miss Kutpitia get her food?
(a) The Ratan Tata Institute.
(b) The New Delhi Co-op.
(c) The corner grocery.
(d) The supermarket.

13. What object of Mr. Madon's does Gustad covet?
(a) His calculator.
(b) His leather chair.
(c) His teacup.
(d) His Mont Blanc pen.

14. What color ink is "used exclusively for inscribing greeting cards or white wedding gift envelopes"?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

15. What is Gustad doing in the first part of Chapter 1?
(a) Buying coffee.
(b) Praying.
(c) Mowing the lawn.
(d) Trimming the hedges.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Major Bilimoria's last gift to Gustad?

2. What is the name of Miss Kutpitia's nephew?

3. What habit does Mr. Madon have?

4. Sohrab and Gustad think of the Indian Institute of Technology as the "home" of which sacred object?

5. Where does Miss Kutpitia buy her milk?

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