View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does the sole Muslim neighbor chat with Tehmina?
(a) He is friends with everyone else.
(b) He is in love with her.
(c) To obtain a friend.
(d) He is proud of her.

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

4. Where had Tehmina once have to go to get ice before Najamai purchased a fridge?
(a) Tar Creek.
(b) Tar Gully.
(c) Ambica Saris.
(d) A Thai restaurant.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why are the children and adults in Firozsha Baag making fun of Jaakaylee?

3. What does Mehroo do at the entrance of her home to honor the holiday?

4. What does Dr. Mody do to Pesi when he catches him being mean to Jehangir?

5. What did Francis teach Kersi to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "Condolence Visit," why is it that Daulat is not looking forward to the visits she will receive?

2. In "One Sunday," what does Tehmina think of the Boyce's use of Najamai's fridge?

3. When Daulat wishes she had accepted Sarosh's gift of a portable tape recorder, what does she think she could have used it for?

4. Why are Mehroo and Rustomji happy when Tanoo decides to leave them in order to live with her sister's family in a small village?

5. What stops the neighborhood children from making fun of Jaakaylee's visions of a ghost?

6. Why does Jehangir get involved with Eric?

7. What do Kersi's parents think of the friendship between Kersi and Francis?

8. What are Rustomji's feelings toward their gunga, Gajra?

9. In "The Ghost of Firozsha Baag," how does Jacqueline's name get changed to Jaakaylee?

10. Why does Dr. Mody become close with Jehangir, treating him like a son?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,082 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample