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Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Kersi doing as Silloo divides her meat up for the freezer?
(a) Playing cricket outside.
(b) Fixing Percy's bat.
(c) Listening to the radio.
(d) Repairing a cricket bat.

2. Who are Patla Babu and Jhaaria Babu?
(a) Schoolboys.
(b) Teachers.
(c) Beggars.
(d) Street peddlers.

3. What does Jaakaylee consider herself to be an expert at?
(a) Praying.
(b) Babysitting.
(c) Cockroach killing.
(d) Scaring off ghosts.

4. Why are the children and adults in Firozsha Baag making fun of Jaakaylee?
(a) She walks with a limp.
(b) She sleeps in the hallways.
(c) She claims to see a ghost.
(d) She is dark-skinned.

5. How does Daulat view Najamai?
(a) As a dear friend.
(b) As a helpful neighbor.
(c) As a wealthy person to be envied.
(d) As a busybody.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Daulat sell the pugree for?

2. What school degree does Mr. Karani hold?

3. How many sections is the story,"The Collectors" divided into?

4. What used to make Kersi very happy to go up to Najamai's flat?

5. What image does Korshedbai carry at the back of her mind?

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