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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 tell Jehangir's mother to do on Sunday morning?

2. What does Dr. Burjor Mody assume principalship of in "The Collectors" just before moving to Firozsha Baag?

3. Who cries out, "Help! Oh quickly! Thief!"?

4. Who is Vera?

5. What does Kersi intend to do after Francis runs off?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does bai begin to treat Jaakaylee with more respect?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How does Silloo reason away her free use of Naramjai's fridge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

Explain why, in the story "One Sunday," Kersi becomes so upset at the thought of using his cricket bat to commit violence on a person? Visit other parts of the story that involve the use of the bat to explain your answer.

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