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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. Who is Vera?

2. How old is Jaakaylee?

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

4. How many sections is the story,"The Collectors" divided into?

5. Where do the bai and seth go when they leave Jaakaylee to watch the children for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jehangir get involved with Eric?

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

3. When Daulat wishes she had accepted Sarosh's gift of a portable tape recorder, what does she think she could have used it for?

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

5. Why is Cajetan on Jaakaylee's mind since she has seen the bhoot?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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