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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Boman do to encourage helpful advice from Rustomji?
(a) He pays him off.
(b) He threatens his intelligence.
(c) He compliments him.
(d) He pleads.

2. Where does Jamshed eat lunch at one o'clock?
(a) Outside in the play yard.
(b) In the school lunchroom.
(c) He goes home.
(d) In an air-conditioned car.

3. When Jehangir is allowed to go out alone at night, what does he find fascinating at the children's playground?
(a) Couples necking on the benches.
(b) The ayahs with children.
(c) Couples returning from the cinema.
(d) The men's gym there.

4. in "Lend Me Your Light," what do tiffin carriers deliver to the school?
(a) Notebooks.
(b) Homework assignments.
(c) Lunches.
(d) Late notes.

5. What does Nariman do to ensure that Jehangir will hear the rest of the Sarosh story?
(a) He records it on a cassette tape.
(b) He promises to finish it the next day.
(c) He finishes the story quickly.
(d) He goes to his apartment to tell it to him.

6. What does Daddy make Kersi do for him every Sunday?
(a) Look for a job.
(b) Play cricket.
(c) Call for Viraf.
(d) Pull out his white hairs.

7. Why does Kashmira make a comment about a pretty foreign stamp on Khorshedbai's letter?
(a) She collects stamps and wants it.
(b) To discover how wealthy the woman might be.
(c) To see if Khorshedbai is going to travel.
(d) For a clue as to who the writer is.

8. What do the boys tease Jaakaylee about when she comes to collect the boys in her charge?
(a) Her stutter.
(b) Seeing a ghost.
(c) Her weight.
(d) Scolding the boys.

9. What does Jehangir's mother tell him will happen if he returns home after eight o'clock at night?
(a) He will be punished forcefully.
(b) A curse will be upon him.
(c) His parents will not speak to him again.
(d) The apartment door will be locked.

10. Why are there so many calendars hanging in Kersi's house?
(a) To keep the Parsi religiion alive.
(b) They are the considered works of art.
(c) In order to keep track of different dates.
(d) To hide the crumbling walls.

11. What is Sukhi Sooraj?
(a) An offering of incense.
(b) The only recording Korshedbai owns.
(c) Pestonji's cage in Korshedbai's dreams.
(d) A Parsis holiday.

12. Who is Mamajii?
(a) Kersi's mother.
(b) The neighbor, Nariman.
(c) Kersi's grandmother.
(d) Viraf's mother.

13. What is the only thing Jehangir's father has to say about Jehangir's relationship with the girl from college?
(a) "She does not respect your parents."
(b) "She wears too much make-up."
(c) "There is something about the way she talks."
(d) "Trust your mother's instincts."

14. What words does Kersi have trouble expressing?
(a) Bullying words.
(b) Sarcastic sayings.
(c) Words of concern.
(d) Harsh words.

15. What subject is Nariman's first story of the evening about?
(a) Pole-vaulting.
(b) Cricket.
(c) Bicycling.
(d) Hunting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Savukshaw's secret?

2. What entrances Kersi?

3. What is the three-monkeys principle?

4. Why doesn't Percy want to return to Bombay when Kersi returns for a visit?

5. What school degree does Mr. Karani hold?

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