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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tehmul earn some money?
(a) By writing letters for people who cannot read.
(b) By catching rats and taking them to the pest control office.
(c) By shining shoes.
(d) By selling newspapers.

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

3. What is the name of Mr. Rabadi's dog?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Dimple.
(c) Spot.
(d) Junior.

4. What is the bhaiya selling in Chapter 1?
(a) Water.
(b) Milk.
(c) Tea.
(d) Coffee.

5. Who pays the water seller in Chapter 4?
(a) Sohrab.
(b) No one.
(c) Dinshawji.
(d) The taxi driver.

6. Who lights a fire outside Gustad's window at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Tehmul.
(b) Mr. Rabadi.
(c) Ghulam Mohammed.
(d) Inspector Bamji.

7. What covers the windows in the Nobles' home?
(a) Venetian blinds.
(b) Mosquito netting.
(c) Curtains.
(d) Black paper.

8. What is Major Bilimoria's last gift to Gustad?
(a) A deck of cards.
(b) A bottle of Hercules XXX rum.
(c) A six-pack of beer.
(d) A pair of Birkenstock sandals.

9. In what area does young Sohrab not possess any talent, as noted in Chapter 5?
(a) Math.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Studying insects.
(d) Sports.

10. How many rupees come in Major Bilimoria's package?
(a) Six thousand.
(b) Fifty lakh.
(c) Fifty thousand.
(d) Ten lakh.

11. What nickname does Dinshawji have for his wife?
(a) The domestic bear.
(b) The bearer of divine gifts.
(c) The domestic vulture.
(d) The domestic goddess.

12. What do the Nobles feed the chicken?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Rice.
(c) Birdseed.
(d) Insects.

13. Who does Gustad receive a letter from in the second part of Chapter 6?
(a) Sister Constance.
(b) Major Bilimoria.
(c) His grandfather.
(d) Malcolm.

14. In Chapter 9, Part 2, what time do the monsoon rains begin?
(a) 10:00 AM.
(b) 5:00 PM.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gustad waiting expectantly for at the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. What artistic medium is the pavement artist using in Chapter 10?

3. How many apartments does the Khodadad Building have?

4. Which of the families in the Khodadad Building has five young children?

5. What does Gustad attempt to give to Miss Kutpitia for being allowed to use her telephone?

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