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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What volunteer organization does Rustomji have good remembrances of?
(a) The Peace Corps.
(b) The Times of India Organization.
(c) The Social Service League.
(d) Sisters of Charity.

3. What is Daulat anxiously expecting every time her doorbell rings?
(a) Some much-needed extra chairs.
(b) Najamai.
(c) Sarosh-Sid.
(d) The buyer for the pugree.

4. How does the Portuguese woman gather her apartment-building news in "Swimming Lessons?"
(a) She leaves empty beer cans in the hallway.
(b) She keeps her ear against her door.
(c) She throws open her door.
(d) She looks through her peephole.

5. What image does Korshedbai carry at the back of her mind?
(a) A flock of crows pecking something dead.
(b) Pigeons being fed by her husband.
(c) Kashmira in her apartment.
(d) Her bird in the cage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Najamai and Moti first do when they realize the young man has come to see the purgree?

2. What has Kersi wanted to do ever since primary school?

3. What used to make Kersi very happy to go up to Najamai's flat?

4. Who brings Daulat a portable tape recorder?

5. What does Dr. Burjor Mody assume principalship of in "The Collectors" just before moving to Firozsha Baag?

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