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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What finally happens to Sarosh on the plane flight back to India?
(a) He has an acute anxiety attack.
(b) He is ecstatic when the plane takes off.
(c) He has a movement, Canadian-style.
(d) He squats for a movement, as usual.

2. What did Minocher wear to Sarosh-Sid's wedding when the groom did not wish to wear it?
(a) A tuxedo.
(b) Silk pajamas.
(c) A top hat.
(d) The pugree.

3. Why does Kersi go to Jamshed's house with Percy one day?
(a) To have lunch.
(b) To gossip about school mates.
(c) To fly airplanes.
(d) To hear the My Fair Lady album.

4. What does Daulat purchase from one of the vendors in the Firozsha Baag?
(a) Fish.
(b) A few rags.
(c) Potatoes and onions.
(d) More lamp oil.

5. Why does Mother think her son is unhappy in Canada?
(a) His letter are too brief.
(b) He looks thin.
(c) His stories are about life in Bombay.
(d) He has lost his job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the chasniwalla kill Dhunjisha?

2. Who is the only person that can embarrass Berthe into silence?

3. Where does Kersi begin to feel as part of the crowds again in Bombay?

4. Why would Tehmina curse anyone who passes in front of her early in the morning as she faces the rising sun?

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

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