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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nickname for Rustomji comes as a result of something Nariman says?
(a) Rustomji-at-the-ready.
(b) Penny pincher.
(c) Cheapie Rustomji.
(d) Rustomji-the-curmudgeon.

2. What does Kersi use his cricket bat for now?
(a) Punishing students.
(b) Nothing at all.
(c) Killing rats.
(d) Practice.

3. In "Condolence Visit," what is Daulat's one fervent prayer?
(a) That Minocher would receive a miracle cure.
(b) For Minocher to die with dignity.
(c) For mourners to arrive after one month.
(d) To tell her visitors how her husband died.

4. Why does Jaakaylee sleep outside the flat after the Christmas midnight mass?
(a) She has no key.
(b) The weather is always pleasant.
(c) Everyone else does it.
(d) It is a neighborhood custom.

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

6. Where has Mehroo loved to go ever since she was a child?
(a) The library.
(b) On the bus.
(c) The theater.
(d) The fire-temple.

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

8. How many sections is the story,"The Collectors" divided into?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Eight.

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

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

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

12. What is Francis's job in Firozsha Baag?
(a) He is the doorman.
(b) He collects the garbage.
(c) He is the elevator operator.
(d) He does odd jobs.

13. What would Rustomji not permit Mehroo to have in their new home as husband and wife?
(a) New linens.
(b) A separate "unclean" room.
(c) Colorful clothing.
(d) Dentures.

14. What does Najamai point out to Daulat as being incorrect in her home?
(a) She is wearing the wrong colors.
(b) Music is playing.
(c) The lamp beside Minocher's bed is on.
(d) She has a pugree headdress on display.

15. What is Gajra notorious for?
(a) Tardiness.
(b) Breaking dishes.
(c) Lying.
(d) Stealing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who are Patla Babu and Jhaaria Babu?

2. What is a bunya's role at night?

3. What does Jaakaylee begin to mend while waiting for bai-seth to return home?

4. Who has a long white beard, has a paunch and is nearly seventy-five years old?

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

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