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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 does Viraf's and Kersi's private signal sound like?
(a) A yodel.
(b) Knuckles cracking.
(c) Finger-snapping.
(d) A bird song.

2. Why does Jehangir enjoy Nariman's story so much?
(a) The plots are quite interesting.
(b) He feels like one of the boys.
(c) He enjoys Nariman's way with words.
(d) It gives him something to do.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What words does Kersi have trouble expressing?

2. In Kersi's imagined morality play while watching a crowd in Bombay, what does the train represent?

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

4. What finally happens to Sarosh on the plane flight back to India?

5. What about Jenhangir's mother embarrasses him when he introduces her to his girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jehangir's status with the boys of Firozsha Baag by the time of the Squatter story?

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

3. What is an example of Kersi holding back his true feelings?

4. For most of her life, Khorshedbai has an image in her mind of a flock of crows. What is this image?

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

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

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

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

9. How did the relationship between Boman and Kasmira and the paying guests begin?

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

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