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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 does Dr. Mody do to Pesi when he catches him being mean to Jehangir?

2. What has Kersi wanted to do ever since primary school?

3. What does Najamai smell in her kitchen upon returning to it after the theft?

4. What is it that Nariman Hansotia cannot convince Rustomji to do?

5. Where has Mehroo loved to go ever since she was a child?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What do Kersi's parents think of the friendship between Kersi and Francis?

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

8. In "The Ghost of Firozsha Baag," how does Jacqueline's name get changed to Jaakaylee?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the story "Of White Hairs and Cricket", the character, Kersi, has difficulty showing some of his emotions. What lesson is there to be learned by the reader by the end of the story? What does the author attempt to convey through Kersi's character?

Essay Topic 2

In the story, "Lend Me Your Light," Kersi wonders, "What would it take to light the lantern in (Jamshed's)...soul?" Explain the meaning of his musing.

Essay Topic 3

What is Jehangir's interest in the exercisers on the nighttime playground? How does he relate this voyeurism to his youth?

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