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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Jaakaylee ring the doorbell after the midnight mass?
(a) She has a nightmare.
(b) Because of the bhoot.
(c) Her body hurts.
(d) She has fallen down the steps.

3. Why does Rustomji shout at the boys of Firozsha Baag?
(a) For playing cricket there.
(b) For robbing apartments.
(c) For not fixing his toilet.
(d) For getting plaster in his bathtub.

4. Why does Jaakaylee leave her hometown to come to Bombay?
(a) To escape her family.
(b) To attend college.
(c) To get married.
(d) For a job.

5. What nickname does Pesi's ability to break wind at will earn him?
(a) Bugree.
(b) Paadmaroo.
(c) Sahibji.
(d) Kuchrawalli.

6. Why does the chasniwalla kill Dhunjisha?
(a) He is caught stealing silver trays.
(b) He is extremely jealous.
(c) He is deemed a maniac.
(d) He is full of sin.

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

8. What does Jaakaylee consider herself to be an expert at?
(a) Praying.
(b) Scaring off ghosts.
(c) Cockroach killing.
(d) Babysitting.

9. What is a bunya's role at night?
(a) Thief.
(b) Bookie.
(c) Gambler.
(d) Pimp.

10. What is Dr. Mody's favorite activity?
(a) Stamp collecting.
(b) Playing violin.
(c) Listening to Mozart.
(d) Reading Shakespeare.

11. What did Daulat's grandmother's death inadvertently introduce to several boys in the Baag?
(a) Music.
(b) Stamp Collecting.
(c) Reading.
(d) Cooking.

12. What stops the ghost from visiting, according to Jaakaylee?
(a) Cajetan.
(b) The cockroaches.
(c) Her confession to the priest.
(d) The noises she makes to scare it.

13. Where do the bai and seth go when they leave Jaakaylee to watch the children for the first time?
(a) To the cinema.
(b) To a neighbor's dinner party.
(c) To midnight mass.
(d) To a New Year's Eve dance.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kersi read to cure himself of the blues?

2. What new game does Pesi invent in Firozsha Baag?

3. Why does the sole Muslim neighbor chat with Tehmina?

4. Where does Eric want his favor granted from Jehangir?

5. What happens to Rustomji that angers him when he departs the A-1 bus?

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