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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brave thing did Kersi do on the cricket field one day?
(a) Ran in the blistering sun.
(b) Quit playing cricket.
(c) Scored ten times.
(d) Block a shot with his bare skin.

2. What does Nariman expect to hear from the boys at suspenseful parts of his stories?
(a) The answers to his questions.
(b) Guesses as to what happens next.
(c) Questions as to what comes next.
(d) Laughter.

3. Why is the compound watchman happy when Nariman tells the boys a story?
(a) He likes seeing the boys learn things.
(b) He gets to retell the story at home.
(c) His job of watching the boys gets easier.
(d) He gets paid extra for listening also.

4. What is Mrs. Savukshaw's secret?
(a) Her hunting techniques.
(b) Her chicken-dhansaak.
(c) Savukshaw's strength.
(d) Her fried fish.

5. Where does Kersi begin to feel as part of the crowds again in Bombay?
(a) During the train ride.
(b) At home in Firozsha Baag.
(c) On the bus he catches.
(d) Near Flora Fountain.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Exercisers," what do Jehangir's parents want Bhagwan Baba to decide about?

2. What does Mamajii always try to give Kersi to eat?

3. At the end of "Squatter," what tale does Nariman agree to tell the next time?

4. What words does Kersi have trouble expressing?

5. Why are there so many calendars hanging in Kersi's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. In "The Paying Guests," why does Khorshedbai feel she is justified in leaving garbage spread around the veranda?

2. In "Of White Hairs and Cricket," why does Daddy have Kersi pulling the white hairs out of his head?

3. How does Kersi's family hide the crumbling walls in the apartment?

4. What problem does Boman have with taking Mr Karani's advice to not take in paying guests?

5. What is it about Jamshed's letter to Kersi that disturbs Kersi so much?

6. Why does Jehangir stop going to the Hanging Gardens?

7. In the story, "Squatter," how do the boys in the Firozsha Baag know when Nariman is about to tell them a story?

8. How does Daddy react when Kersi puts down the tweezers and goes to read to comics?

9. How does Jehangir explain to the boys the manner in which Nariman tells his stories?

10. What do Jehangir's mother and Behroze, two very different women, have in common?

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