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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 is Dr. Mody's favorite activity?

2. What does the bai do when she sees Jaakaylee on the balcony upon returning home late at night?

3. In the story, "Auspicious Occasion," what does Rustomji do for a living?

4. Why does the sole Muslim neighbor chat with Tehmina?

5. What does Mrs. Mody offer to Jehangir after Dr Mody's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Daulat do to disobey the usual custom after one's spouse dies?

2. How is it insinuated in "Auspicious Occasion" that Mehroo's parents might have made a better choice for her than marrying her off to Rustomji?

3. Why does Dr. Mody assume that Jehangir stole the Spanish dancing-lady stamp?

4. Before Najamai purchased her fridge, how did Tehmina acquire the ice she needed?

5. 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?

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

7. Why is Dr. Mody so disappointed in his son, Pesi, in "The Collectors?"

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

9. What is life like for an ayah?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a summation of Jehangir's relationship with his mother and hers with him. Is Behroze correct about the "apron strings" showing on Jehangir? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Based upon the first story, "Auspicious Occasion," describe in detail the Firozsha Baag apartment complex and its inhabitants. What are the apartments like? How do the tenants interact?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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