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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 14, who causes a disturbance at the House of Cages?
(a) Dilnavaz.
(b) Ghulam Mohammed.
(c) Tehmul.
(d) Dr. Paymaster.

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

3. How long are visitors normally allowed at the prison where Major Bilimoria is being held?
(a) Ten minutes.
(b) Two hours.
(c) One hour.
(d) Thirty minutes.

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

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

6. Who cuts off the lizard's tail in Chapter 19?
(a) Miss Kutpitia.
(b) Alamai.
(c) Tehmul.
(d) Dilnavaz.

7. 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 hundred days.
(c) Thirty days.
(d) A week.

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

9. As the artist notes in Chapter 13, Part 1, what does someone leave in front of Saraswati?
(a) A note.
(b) A ten-rupee bill.
(c) Flowers.
(d) A photograph.

10. What type of dog does Mr. Rabadi have?
(a) A cocker spaniel.
(b) An English bull terrier.
(c) A Pomeranian.
(d) A labrador retriever.

11. What is the subject of the newspaper article that Dinshawji gives Gustad in Chapter 13?
(a) The CIA.
(b) Major Bilimoria.
(c) Mr. Madon.
(d) Madhiwalla Bonesetter.

12. In Chapter 12, where do Gustad and Laurie go on their lunch break in order to talk?
(a) Dr. Paymaster's office.
(b) The Chor Bazaar.
(c) The House of Cages.
(d) The break room at the bank.

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

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

15. What is the name of the American aircraft carrier mentioned in Chapter 20?
(a) Avenger.
(b) Enterprise.
(c) Mercury.
(d) Challenger.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 18, which country is India at war with?

2. What month is it in Chapter 18?

3. What does Major Bilimoria receive to treat his infection?

4. What do the nassasalers carry during the funeral procession?

5. In Chapter 14, what flavor of milk do the boys like the best?

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