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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Exercises.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Daulat's cousin, Moti, bring with her on her condolence visit?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her servant.
(d) Her grandchildren.

2. What is a ghaton?
(a) A servant.
(b) A money-lender.
(c) An airplane pilot.
(d) A farmer.

3. Why does Jaakaylee sleep outside the flat after the Christmas midnight mass?
(a) The weather is always pleasant.
(b) She has no key.
(c) It is a neighborhood custom.
(d) Everyone else does it.

4. What do the boys tease Jaakaylee about when she comes to collect the boys in her charge?
(a) Scolding the boys.
(b) Her weight.
(c) Her stutter.
(d) Seeing a ghost.

5. Where does Kersi begin to feel as part of the crowds again in Bombay?
(a) Near Flora Fountain.
(b) At home in Firozsha Baag.
(c) On the bus he catches.
(d) During the train ride.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Karani first tell Boman is the only remedy to Boman's paying guests problem?

2. In the story, "Auspicious Occasion," what does Rustomji do for a living?

3. Who is the first character introduced in the story, "One Sunday?"

4. What becomes a dream deferred for Minocher?

5. In Kersi's imagined morality play while watching a crowd in Bombay, what does the train represent?

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