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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the beginning of Chapter 8, what does Miss Kutpitia suggest that Dilnavaz give Tehmul to drink?
(a) Sugar water.
(b) Lime juice.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Tea.

3. What is the oldest business in Dr. Paymaster's neighborhood?
(a) The cinema.
(b) The pharmacist.
(c) House of Cages.
(d) The supermarket.

4. Who kills the chicken?
(a) Tehmul.
(b) The butcher.
(c) Miss Kutpitia.
(d) Gustad.

5. Who reminds Miss Kutpitia of her nephew?
(a) Sohrab.
(b) Roshan.
(c) Dilnavaz.
(d) Gustad.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Gustad find at the antique booth in Chapter 7?

3. What type of demeanor does Dr. Paymaster have with his patients?

4. How long has Gustad worked for the bank?

5. In what area does young Sohrab not possess any talent, as noted in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dinshawji interact with Laurie Coutino, and for what purpose?

2. Describe Dr. Paymaster's neighborhood.

3. What does the letter from Sister Constance say, and how does Gustad respond?

4. What is the story that Malcolm tells Gustad about St. Thomas?

5. Describe Gustad's choice of writing utensil when writing to Major Bilimoria in Chapter 4.

6. Describe Crawford Market.

7. Why does Dinshawji have bad breath, and what treatments has he tried in the past? What treatment does he use now?

8. How does Gustad's grandmother cook chicken?

9. Describe the bhaiya's job.

10. What foods does Dilnavaz cook for Roshan's birthday dinner, and how do her family members and Dinshawji enjoy them?

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