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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Daulat do once she is alone after Moti and Najamai leave?
(a) Cries.
(b) Snuffs out the oil lamp.
(c) Goes to sleep.
(d) Regrets getting rid of the pugree.

2. Who brings Daulat a portable tape recorder?
(a) The priest.
(b) Sarosh-Sid.
(c) Najamai.
(d) Neighbors.

3. Which special day means a lot to Mehroo?
(a) Fravashi.
(b) Novjote.
(c) Parsi roje.
(d) Behram roje.

4. In the story, "Auspicious Occasion," what does Rustomji do for a living?
(a) He is a matchmaker.
(b) He is a businessman.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a banker.

5. In "Condolence Visit," what is Daulat's one fervent prayer?
(a) To tell her visitors how her husband died.
(b) For Minocher to die with dignity.
(c) That Minocher would receive a miracle cure.
(d) For mourners to arrive after one month.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jaakaylee sleep outside the flat after the Christmas midnight mass?

2. Which voice is the story, "The Ghost of Firozsha Baag," written in?

3. Where has Mehroo loved to go ever since she was a child?

4. What does Mehroo see parked outside the fire-temple?

5. What did Daulat's grandmother's death inadvertently introduce to several boys in the Baag?

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