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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 Kersi attend the Parsi New Year celebrations in Toronto?
2. What image does Korshedbai carry at the back of her mind?
3. What is Sarosh's tone when he promises at a party to return to Bombay in ten years if he is not fully Canadian by then?
4. What does MCC stand for in the story Nariman tells?
5. What does Boman do to encourage helpful advice from Rustomji?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "The Paying Guests," why does Khorshedbai feel she is justified in leaving garbage spread around the veranda?
2. What is Jehangir's status with the boys of Firozsha Baag by the time of the Squatter story?
3. What does Sarosh's troubles in Toronto really reflect upon?
4. In "Exercisers," how does Jehangir feel about the boys who have come to college from the co-educational schools?
5. What do Jehangir's mother and Behroze, two very different women, have in common?
6. How does Jehangir explain the meaning of the stories of Savukshaw to Nariman and the boys?
7. How does Jehangir explain to the boys the manner in which Nariman tells his stories?
8. How did the relationship between Boman and Kasmira and the paying guests begin?
9. How does Daddy react when Kersi puts down the tweezers and goes to read to comics?
10. What is it about Jamshed's letter to Kersi that disturbs Kersi so much?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is "Squatter" considered to be a story-within-a-story? What are the elements of this story that belie its complexities?
Essay Topic 2
What is the general tone of the story, "Of White Hairs and Cricket?" How does the author convey this tone and why?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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