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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 Jehangir plan on telling Behroze when he visits her while her parents and Shanti are gone?

2. What happens to Navjeet by Percy's account?

3. What is Percy's main interest in India?

4. What does Ardesar utter after watching Kordshedbai smear dog feces on the neighbor's door?

5. What does Korshedbai end up taking from Kashmira?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Nariman like to use big, new words when telling his stories to the boys?

2. Why does Kersi want to cry at the end of the story, "Of White Hairs and Cricket?"

3. Why does Kersi remember the word ghati with shame?

4. In "Of White Hairs and Cricket," why does Daddy have Kersi pulling the white hairs out of his head?

5. What is it about Jamshed's letter to Kersi that disturbs Kersi so much?

6. What are Percy's and the others' feelings when Jamshed returns to visit Bombay and takes them to an expensive restaurant?

7. What problem does Boman have with taking Mr Karani's advice to not take in paying guests?

8. How does Najamai turn out to be responsible for changing the neighbors' decision not to testify against the paying guests?

9. How does Jehangir explain to the boys the manner in which Nariman tells his stories?

10. Why does Daddy stop taking the boys to play cricket at maidaan?

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

Compare and contrast the two couples from "The Paying Guest." Delve into their personalities and main characteristics.

Essay Topic 3

In what ways are Mehroo and her husband, Rustomji, different from one another? Cite examples that show these differences and explore their personality traits.

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