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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. According to the newspaper reports of Major Bilimoria's crime, whose voice does he imitate?

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

3. What song does Roshan first sing for Dinshawji in Chapter 13?

4. What do the nassasalers carry during the funeral procession?

5. Whose window is lit up during the blackout in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Summarize the article that Dinshawji brings for Gustad to read.

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

4. Why are the Nobles' medical expenses so high, and how do they pay them?

5. Describe the change that comes over Dinshawji in Chapter 13.

6. Why does Tehmul get hit with a brick?

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

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

9. Describe Dinshawji's funeral.

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Choose two unrelated symbols from the novel and compare and contrast them. Try to draw some connections between them, even if none are readily apparent.

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