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

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

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

4. 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.

5. Who has infuriated Mr. Rabadi in Chapter 17?
(a) Major Bilimoria.
(b) Inspector Bamji.
(c) Darius.
(d) Sohrab.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 14, who causes a disturbance at the House of Cages?

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

3. During their conversation in Chapter 14, how long does Ghulam Mohammed give Gustad to retrieve the money from the bank?

4. Where does Gustad construct the air raid shelter in Chapter 19?

5. When the march pauses in front of the wall of sacred paintings in Chapter 22, who is the only person venerating Zarathustra?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Gustad's interaction with the young man who sleeps in the luggage rack on the train.

2. Why does the pavement artist draw sacred pictures, and what are his qualifications for doing so?

3. Describe Alamai's relationship with her nephew.

4. What is Cavasji doing in Chapter 20, and what does Gustad note that is different about him?

5. What happens in Farad's room between Miss Kutpitia, Dilnavaz, and Tehmul?

6. Why does Ghulam Mohammed not go inside the Tower of Silence for Major Bilimoria's funeral, and why does he not call Gustad to tell him of the Major's death?

7. Describe the candles that Gustad buys at Mount Mary and explain why he has to buy them.

8. Why does Tehmul get hit with a brick?

9. Why does Ghulam Mohammed tell Gustad that he needs to return the money immediately? How does he threaten Gustad?

10. Describe Dinshawji's funeral.

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