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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Dinshawji worked for the bank?

2. Which relative takes care of Tehmul?

3. Where is Gustad sitting when Chapter 10 opens?

4. Wait does Peerbhoy Panwalla sell?

5. What is the bhaiya selling in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gustad normally spend his lunch hour?

2. How does Gustad's grandmother cook chicken?

3. Describe the omen that causes Miss Kutpitia not to be able to come to dinner.

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

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

6. Why does Miss Kutpitia recommend that Dilnavaz use Tehmul to divert the black magic from Sohrab? How does Dilnavaz respond?

7. Describe Dr. Paymaster's neighborhood.

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

9. Why does Roshan's school hold a raffle?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Are Dilnavaz's actions toward Tehmul ethical? Are they justifiable in order to save Sohrab? Explain your opinions thoroughly, using examples from the text to support your thoughts.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Major Bilimoria before and during his time in prison. What effect does the setting have on his appearance and behavior? What effect does the setting have on the reader's perception of him as a villain?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the use of flashback in the story. At what points in the plot does Mistry use it? Do you think it enhances or detracts from the literary value of the story?

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