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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nickname does Pesi's ability to break wind at will earn him?

2. What is Pesi's single most important talent?

3. Why does the chasniwalla kill Dhunjisha?

4. What does Nasjamai offer to Daulat as a help after dusmoo?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Daulat refuse a gift of a portable tape recorder from her nephew Sarosh?

2. How does Mrs. Mody feel about Jehangir's visits to her home on Sunday mornings?

3. Why is Behram roje such an important date for Mehroo?

4. What makes Rustomji decide that he can go to the front of a very long line of people waiting for the A-1 bus?

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

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

7. Why, when the Firozsha Baag gets a new paint job, is the exterior of every flat painted except Rustomji's?

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

9. What drives Dr. Mody to slap Pesi in front of the boy of Firozsha Baag at play?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

By the end of "The Collectors," Dr. Mody's stamps lay in a trunk under Jehangir's bed, being eaten and destroyed by cockroaches and vermin. What does the trunk full of worthless stamps symbolize? Why does Jehangir feel a sense of relief at the discovery of the stamps' demise?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, the author has characters which overlap in the stories. What is the main theme that is embedded within all of the stories? Does the main theme encourage the reader to care about the characters in the Firozsha Baag?

Essay Topic 3

In "The Paying Guests," how does Khorshedbai prove that "...no one will peck me to pieces?" Why does she use this metaphor to explain her anguished response to being pushed around?

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