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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Alamai send Dinshawji's body for the funeral?
(a) The Tower of Silence.
(b) Downtown to the municipal morgue.
(c) Home.
(d) St. Mary's Catholic Church.

2. During their conversation in Chapter 14, how long does Ghulam Mohammed give Gustad to retrieve the money from the bank?
(a) Thirty days.
(b) A year.
(c) A week.
(d) A hundred days.

3. What season is it in Chapter 15?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 21, where are the people of Dr. Paymaster's neighborhood marching to?
(a) New Delhi.
(b) The black stone wall.
(c) The municipal ward office.
(d) The House of Cages.

5. Who visits the Nobles' home in the beginning of Chapter 16?
(a) Ghulam Mohammed.
(b) Dinshawji.
(c) Sister Constance.
(d) Malcolm.

6. Which character does Gustad unexpectedly see at Crawford Market in Chapter 15?
(a) His father.
(b) Sohrab.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) Mr. Madon.

7. Who leads the group that plans to tear down the black stone wall?
(a) Dr. Paymaster.
(b) Miss Kutpitia.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) Peerbhoy Panwalla.

8. As mentioned in Chapter 20, which character has high blood pressure?
(a) Gustad.
(b) Cavasji.
(c) Miss Kutpitia.
(d) Mr. Rabadi.

9. To what mystery man does Dinshawji compare Gustad in Chapter 12?
(a) MacGyver.
(b) Alfred Hitchcock.
(c) Sherlock Holmes.
(d) Arthur Conan Doyle.

10. Where is Major Bilimoria in Chapter 15?
(a) New Delhi.
(b) London.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) Bombay.

11. As revealed in Chapter 20, who has had Roshan's doll?
(a) Ghulam Mohammed.
(b) Mr. Rabadi's daughter.
(c) Mrs. Pataskia's baby girl.
(d) Tehmul.

12. What does Gustad drink at the train station?
(a) A bottle of beer.
(b) Chai tea.
(c) A bottle of water.
(d) Soda.

13. Who is the "other patient" to whom Dr. Paymaster refers in Chapter 20?
(a) London.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) Baghdad.
(d) New York.

14. What is Tehmul looking for at night in the compound in Chapter 20?
(a) A coin.
(b) The doll's bracelet.
(c) His key.
(d) A flashlight.

15. Where does Gustad go in Chapter 15 in order to request healing for Roshan and Dinshawji?
(a) Mount Mary.
(b) The Taj Mahal.
(c) The Wailing Wall.
(d) Madhiwalla Bonesetter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the American aircraft carrier mentioned in Chapter 20?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 15, what animal does Gustad compare Ghulam Mohammed to?

3. In Part 2 of Chapter 19, what does Gustad carefully observe?

4. According to Miss Kutpitia's newspaper in Chapter 21, who has died?

5. Who does Gustad send to get Dr. Paymaster in Chapter 22?

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