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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jehangir tempted to do when he hides in the hedges of the playground to watch the exercisers after having seen Bhagwan Baba?
(a) Exercise with the men.
(b) Leave home.
(c) Step out and laugh at the men.
(d) Run away with Behroze.

2. At the end of "Squatter," what tale does Nariman agree to tell the next time?
(a) Savukshaw the hunter.
(b) About Rustomji-the-curmudgeon.
(c) Savukshaw the artist.
(d) More about Sarosh's time in Canada.

3. What does Mr. Karani warn Boman about?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Difficulties of eviction.
(c) Wording the apartment ad correctly.
(d) Raising the rent.

4. Where is Kersi's favorite spot to be?
(a) Viraf's third-floor balcony.
(b) His own flat.
(c) Near Mamajii's spinning table.
(d) The cricket field.

5. What happens to Navjeet by Percy's account?
(a) He steals the seed money.
(b) He returns to Bombay for good.
(c) He murders one of the money-lenders.
(d) He is murdered.

6. Why is it that Khorshedbai does not get rid of her noisy bangles in "The Paying Guests?"
(a) For the money they are worth.
(b) They announce her presence.
(c) The elegent look they give her.
(d) Not to offend Ardessar.

7. Where do Daddy and Kersi go at seven o'clock in the morning?
(a) Visit Viraf's father.
(b) To play cricket.
(c) To get a haircut.
(d) To get chai at the Irani restaurant.

8. Why is Viraf so distraught by the end of "Of White Hairs and Crickets?"
(a) He is ill.
(b) His father is very sick.
(c) His family has to move.
(d) He can no longer play cricket.

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

10. What group does Jehangir join in college where he feels like a gatecrasher at an exclusive party?
(a) Debate Team.
(b) Fraternity.
(c) Swim Team.
(d) Choir.

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

12. Why do Boman and Kashmira decide they need the entire flat back for themselves?
(a) They want their privacy and the veranda.
(b) They no longer need the money.
(c) Korshedbai becomes unpredictable.
(d) Kashmira becomes pregnant.

13. Why does Kersi go to Jamshed's house with Percy one day?
(a) To hear the My Fair Lady album.
(b) To have lunch.
(c) To fly airplanes.
(d) To gossip about school mates.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sarosh?

2. What plan does Boman have to evict the paying guests?

3. Where does Jehangir end up sleeping after his date with Behroze at her home?

4. What does Najamai from C Block stop by to tell Kashmira at times?

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

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