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Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the sole Muslim neighbor chat with Tehmina?
(a) He is proud of her.
(b) To obtain a friend.
(c) He is in love with her.
(d) He is friends with everyone else.

2. What does Korshedbai end up taking from Kashmira?
(a) A parrot cage.
(b) Her dignity.
(c) The rent money.
(d) Her baby.

3. What used to make Kersi very happy to go up to Najamai's flat?
(a) Chasing creatures.
(b) Seeing Najamai's daughters.
(c) Seeing the fridge.
(d) The coolness of the fridge.

4. Where does Jaakaylee come from?
(a) Persia.
(b) Goa.
(c) England.
(d) India.

5. What does Daulat discover between the bedpost and the floor as she sprays for bedbugs?
(a) An Ostermilk tin.
(b) Cockroaches.
(c) A Tik-20 can.
(d) Bedbugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Daulat sell the pugree for?

2. Why is Viraf so distraught by the end of "Of White Hairs and Crickets?"

3. What did Francis teach Kersi to do?

4. What does Kersi do his cricket bat at the end of the story, "One Sunday?"

5. Why is it that Khorshedbai does not get rid of her noisy bangles in "The Paying Guests?"

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