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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. Who is Gustad going to meet at the House of Cages in Chapter 14?

2. To what mystery man does Dinshawji compare Gustad in Chapter 12?

3. Where is Dinshawji in Chapter 15?

4. As mentioned in Chapter 20, which character has high blood pressure?

5. What season is it in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Describe Dinshawji's funeral.

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

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

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

8. Describe the morcha.

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

10. What happens to the pavement artist at the end of the novel?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Dr. Paymaster symbolize tradition? How do his personal effects, habits, and setting reinforce that symbolism? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the relationship between character and plot in the conflict between Gustad and Sohrab.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the character of Ghulam Mohammed and then write two paragraphs: one that indicts him as a villain, and another that praises him as one who loves his friend Major Bilimoria to the very end. Stretch your opinions to convincingly argue your point in each paragraph.

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