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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Roxana react when Yezad tells her he has lost all their money?
(a) She is stunned and cannot speak.
(b) She makes him leave the house.
(c) She forgives him.
(d) She makes him try to get it back.

2. Which of the following is not part of the special greeting Murad and Jehangir share with Nariman?
(a) Asking to see his teeth.
(b) A kiss on the cheek.
(c) Feeling his bald head.
(d) Feeling his chin.

3. What good news does Yezad have when he comes home from work?
(a) He got a raise.
(b) Kapur is selling the store.
(c) The elevator is working.
(d) Nariman is going home.

4. At the beginning of the story, Nariman is preparing to celebrate which birthday?
(a) His eightieth.
(b) His seventy-seventh.
(c) His seventy-eighth.
(d) His seventy-ninth.

5. Which of the following best describes the home Roxana and her family live in?
(a) A quiet two-room flat in an old but clean building.
(b) A comfortable flat in a well-kept building.
(c) A crowded two-room flat in a decaying building.
(d) A roomy two-bedroom flat in a new building.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Nariman help Jehangir go back to sleep when Jehangir is restless?

2. How would Mr. Kapur's action affect Yezad?

3. What prompts Roxana to change her mind about taking her father in?

4. What is Yezad's excuse for not helping Nariman with his urinal?

5. What is revealed about Yezad's background in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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