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

2. In Chapter 2, Gustad plans a special dinner for what occasion?

3. Wait does Peerbhoy Panwalla sell?

4. What is the prize for the raffle at Roshan's school, as discussed in Chapter 6?

5. With whom does Gustad's dinner guest share the wishbone in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the bhaiya's job.

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

4. How does Gustad normally spend his lunch hour?

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

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

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

8. What causes the crowd surrounding Gustad's accident to come to a heated debate with regard to the water seller?

9. What is the plan that Gustad develops for dealing with Major Bilimoria's parcel, and who else is involved?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Tehmul play in the story? Is he an important character? Is he aware of the part he plays in the interactions between various characters? Explain your answers, citing examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Explain Gustad's relationship with tradition and compare it with Sohrab's. How does each respond to the various symbols of tradition in the novel? Use examples from the book to support your assertions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Miss Kutpitia grow and change throughout the novel? Do you think she changes, or do you think the other characters' perceptions of her change? How do her living conditions change throughout the course of the novel? Feel free to include some references to flashback material in which the reader learns what she was like in her younger years.

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