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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What weapon does Hydraulic Hema wield in Chapter 22?
(a) A switchblade.
(b) A tread-cutting tool.
(c) A quarterstaff.
(d) A pistol.

2. 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.

3. According to Miss Kutpitia's newspaper in Chapter 21, who has died?
(a) G. Mohammed.
(b) Inspector Bamji.
(c) Alamai.
(d) J. Bilimoria.

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

5. What month is it in Chapter 18?
(a) July.
(b) March.
(c) December.
(d) September.

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

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

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

9. Where does Gustad construct the air raid shelter in Chapter 19?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) Under his bed.
(c) In the basement of the Khodadad Building.
(d) In the branches of the neem tree in the compound.

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

11. What painkiller does the hospital staff give Dinshawji before he dies?
(a) Vicadin.
(b) Percadin.
(c) Ibuprofen.
(d) Morphine.

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

13. What character is crying at the end of Chapter 13?
(a) Tehmul.
(b) Sohrab.
(c) Roshan.
(d) Dilnavaz.

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

15. Who visits Dilnavaz in Part 4 of Chapter 21?
(a) Sohrab.
(b) Sister Constance.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Hydraulic Hema.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of dog does Mr. Rabadi have?

2. To what mystery man does Dinshawji compare Gustad in Chapter 12?

3. Whose window is lit up during the blackout in Chapter 20?

4. Where is Dinshawji in Chapter 15?

5. How much does Gustad pay for a coolie to save his seat on the train?

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