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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Jehangir physically different from Pesi?
(a) He has muscular arms.
(b) He is obese.
(c) He has very light hair.
(d) He has no facial hair.

2. What do Najamai and Moti first do when they realize the young man has come to see the purgree?
(a) Exchange glances.
(b) Drop their tea.
(c) Smile in approval.
(d) Scream.

3. Who are Patla Babu and Jhaaria Babu?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Street peddlers.
(c) Schoolboys.
(d) Teachers.

4. What does Mehroo do at the entrance of her home to honor the holiday?
(a) Put out a religious figure.
(b) Plant colorful flowers.
(c) Light a candle.
(d) Make chalk designs.

5. What does Jaakaylee want the bai to purchase in order to make life easier?
(a) A video machine.
(b) A vacuum cleaner.
(c) A masala machine.
(d) A motorcar.

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

7. What causes Rustomji to forget the bathroom leak and feel better?
(a) Calling the plumber.
(b) A visit to Nariman.
(c) Seeing Gajra.
(d) Taking a bath.

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

9. What does Najamai smell in her kitchen upon returning to it after the theft?
(a) Spilled perfume.
(b) Meat.
(c) Ammonia.
(d) Cloves.

10. What music passes through Daulat's mind as she remembers going to a concert with Minocher?
(a) Fur Elise.
(b) Brahm'a Lullabye.
(c) 1812 Overture.
(d) At the Balalaika.

11. Which voice is the story, "The Ghost of Firozsha Baag," written in?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) First person.
(d) Unreliable narrator.

12. What does Kersi intend to do after Francis runs off?
(a) Calls the police.
(b) Finds him.
(c) Calls the landlord.
(d) Plays a cricket game.

13. Who is the first character introduced in the story, "One Sunday?"
(a) Najamai.
(b) Vera.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Silloo.

14. What does Rustomji do to appease the crowd that wants to hurt him?
(a) He gives them money.
(b) He removes his dentures.
(c) He tells them his life story.
(d) He runs around in circles.

15. What did Francis teach Kersi to do?
(a) Open locks.
(b) Shoot marbles.
(c) Play cricket.
(d) Fly kites.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rustomji enjoy watching each morning, though he does it surreptitiously?

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

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

4. What nickname does Pesi's ability to break wind at will earn him?

5. What is Gajra notorious for?

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