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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 15, what animal does Gustad compare Ghulam Mohammed to?
(a) A bulldog.
(b) A wolverine.
(c) A tiger.
(d) A cobra.

2. In what country is Roshan's doll made?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) The United States.
(d) England.

3. According to the newspaper reports of Major Bilimoria's crime, whose voice does he imitate?
(a) Indira Gandhi's.
(b) Tony Blair's.
(c) Mahatma Gandhi's.
(d) Richard Nixon's.

4. What hits Malcolm in the face in Chapter 22?
(a) A bird.
(b) A dead rat.
(c) A snake.
(d) Hydraulic Hema.

5. When the march pauses in front of the wall of sacred paintings in Chapter 22, who is the only person venerating Zarathustra?
(a) The manager of the cinema.
(b) Hydraulic Hema.
(c) Dr. Paymaster.
(d) Peerbhoy Panwalla.

6. Who does Gustad send to get Dr. Paymaster in Chapter 22?
(a) Darius.
(b) Sohrab.
(c) Ghulam Mohammed.
(d) Malcolm.

7. What sound is present in the first sentence of Chapter 13?
(a) Thunder.
(b) A mandolin.
(c) Birds singing.
(d) An air raid siren.

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

9. At the end of Chapter 16, what time does Gustad arrive home?
(a) Noon.
(b) 11:30 PM.
(c) 2:00 AM.
(d) 9:00 PM.

10. What do Gustad and Nusli carry between them as they walk to the Tower of Silence?
(a) A white handkerchief.
(b) A baton.
(c) A funeral wreath.
(d) A crate of beer.

11. What nickname does Gustad have for Dinshawji?
(a) "Colonel General."
(b) "Old coot."
(c) "Hound dog."
(d) "Poet laureate."

12. Which religious figure does the sidewalk artist first draw on the stone wall?
(a) Trimurti.
(b) Zarathustra.
(c) Buddha.
(d) Christ.

13. As mentioned in Chapter 19, which of the Khodadad Building residents has a key to Tehmul's apartment?
(a) Mr. Rabadi.
(b) Mrs. Pataskia.
(c) Miss Kutpitia.
(d) Gustad.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What song does Roshan first sing for Dinshawji in Chapter 13?

2. What character is crying at the end of Chapter 13?

3. Who has infuriated Mr. Rabadi in Chapter 17?

4. What is the subject of the newspaper article that Dinshawji gives Gustad in Chapter 13?

5. As revealed in Chapter 20, who has had Roshan's doll?

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