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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. Why would Tehmina curse anyone who passes in front of her early in the morning as she faces the rising sun?
(a) She might trip over them.
(b) They would pollute her prayers.
(c) They would block the sunlight.
(d) She is grumpy in the morning.

2. Who is able to control Kordshedbai with a calm voice of reason?
(a) Boman.
(b) Ardesar.
(c) Adil.
(d) Kashmira.

3. 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 gossip about school mates.
(d) To fly airplanes.

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

5. What does MCC stand for in the story Nariman tells?
(a) Mr. Contractor's Cricket.
(b) Manchester Cricket Club.
(c) Marylebone Cricket Club.
(d) Memorial Cricket Cases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daddy make Kersi do for him every Sunday?

2. Where do Daddy and Kersi go at seven o'clock in the morning?

3. What does Mr. Karani first tell Boman is the only remedy to Boman's paying guests problem?

4. What school degree does Mr. Karani hold?

5. In the story "Squatter," how could people tell when Nariman Hansotia was in a good mood?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Daddy stop taking the boys to play cricket at maidaan?

2. What are Percy's and the others' feelings when Jamshed returns to visit Bombay and takes them to an expensive restaurant?

3. In "Exercisers," how does Jehangir feel about the boys who have come to college from the co-educational schools?

4. How does Najamai turn out to be responsible for changing the neighbors' decision not to testify against the paying guests?

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

6. Why does Kersi remember the word ghati with shame?

7. Why does Nariman like to use big, new words when telling his stories to the boys?

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

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

10. Why is it that Khorshedbai's husband, Ardesar, does not question his wife's disgusting actions against the landlord?

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