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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. During their conversation in Chapter 14, how long does Ghulam Mohammed give Gustad to retrieve the money from the bank?
(a) A hundred days.
(b) A week.
(c) A year.
(d) Thirty days.

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

3. What sound is present in the first sentence of Chapter 13?
(a) Birds singing.
(b) Thunder.
(c) A mandolin.
(d) An air raid siren.

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

5. How much does Gustad pay for a coolie to save his seat on the train?
(a) Ten rupees.
(b) Twenty paise.
(c) Ten paise.
(d) Forty rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which religious figure does the sidewalk artist first draw on the stone wall?

2. What does Gustad drink at the train station?

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

4. Where does Dilnavaz go in Part 1 of Chapter 19?

5. According to Dilnavaz, what will "burn up" Gustad's blood?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Why does Dilnavaz dump a pan full of a foul substance over Mr. Rabadi's head?

4. Describe the air raid shelter that Gustad and Darius build.

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

6. Why does Tehmul love the doll?

7. Describe Major Bilimoria's appearance in Chapter 18.

8. Describe Dinshawji's funeral.

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

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

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