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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. What type of food does Malcolm teach Gustad to buy?
(a) Lettuce.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Pork.
(d) Beef.

2. How long has Gustad worked for the bank?
(a) Five years.
(b) Twenty-four years.
(c) Twelve years.
(d) Thirty years.

3. In the beginning of the second part of the first chapter, what is Gustad waiting for?
(a) The milk.
(b) The news broadcast.
(c) Coffee.
(d) The newspaper.

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

5. How many apartments does the Khodadad Building have?
(a) Six.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Thirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to Dilnavaz, who witnesses Gustad opening the parcel in Chapter 8?

2. What is the purported cause of Mrs. Pataskia's ill temper?

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

4. What is Gustad waiting expectantly for at the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. Which song does Roshan like Gustad to sing?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Dilnavaz becomes more desperate to take the evil spell off of Sohrab, what does she do to Tehmul in Chapter 10?

2. Describe the plan that Major Bilimoria outlines for Gustad with regard to picking up the parcel.

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

4. Describe what happened with Dr. Paymaster's sign.

5. What three things are worrying Gustad at the beginning of Chapter 9?

6. Describe what happened with Sohrab's endeavors in studying insects.

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

8. Why does Sohrab say he will not go to IIT? How does Gustad react?

9. How does Gustad manage to get Friday afternoon off to go to the Chor Bazaar?

10. Why is Dilnavaz upset that Gustad took tea with Ghulam Mohammed at the bookstall?

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