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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. Why does Dr. Mody stop inviting Jehangir to come over?

2. What is a bunya's role at night?

3. What is Kersi doing as Silloo divides her meat up for the freezer?

4. What is Dr. Mody's favorite activity?

5. What does Mehroo see parked outside the fire-temple?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Tehmina to believe that Francis is much stronger than his slight body build shows?

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

3. Why does the author, Mistry, go to the trouble to list all of the sounds Silloo hears Najamai making in the apartment above hers when she returns home on Sunday night?

4. How does Daulat feel about her neighbor, Nasjamai?

5. What is life like for an ayah?

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

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

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

9. What specially-made recording does Daulat imagine she would have made for Nasjamai if she had the tape recorder?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Within the story, "Swimming Lessons," Father tells Mother not to confuse fact with fiction or vice versa. What is his point? How does madness become a result of this?

Essay Topic 2

In "The Ghost of Firozsha Baag," examine the relationship between the ayah and the bai. Relate their relationship to the social caste system in India.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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