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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the three-monkeys principle?
(a) Three tenants and you are out of luck.
(b) No more than three pets in the building.
(c) Swearing is for animals only.
(d) See, hear, and say no evil.

2. What does Kersi do his cricket bat at the end of the story, "One Sunday?"
(a) Repairs it again.
(b) Untangles the cord.
(c) Smashes it.
(d) Puts on the rubber grip.

3. Why is it that Khorshedbai does not get rid of her noisy bangles in "The Paying Guests?"
(a) The elegent look they give her.
(b) Not to offend Ardessar.
(c) For the money they are worth.
(d) They announce her presence.

4. What is Sarosh's tone when he promises at a party to return to Bombay in ten years if he is not fully Canadian by then?
(a) Serious.
(b) Joking.
(c) Solemn.
(d) Prayerful.

5. What subject is Nariman's first story of the evening about?
(a) Hunting.
(b) Bicycling.
(c) Pole-vaulting.
(d) Cricket.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are the children and adults in Firozsha Baag making fun of Jaakaylee?

2. What nickname for Rustomji comes as a result of something Nariman says?

3. What does Jaakaylee consider herself to be an expert at?

4. What volunteer organization does Rustomji have good remembrances of?

5. Who brings Daulat a portable tape recorder?

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