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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. Where does Gustad go in Chapter 15 in order to request healing for Roshan and Dinshawji?

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

3. What hits Tehmul in the head in Chapter 22?

4. Who leads the group that plans to tear down the black stone wall?

5. In Chapter 14, what flavor of milk do the boys like the best?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the morcha.

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

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

6. Why does Tehmul get hit with a brick?

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

8. Where do Laurie and Gustad meet on their lunch hour, and what do they discuss?

9. Why does Tehmul love the doll?

10. Describe Alamai's relationship with her nephew.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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