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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Yezad meet with Vilas and his two actor friends?
(a) To go together to meet the Shiv Sena.
(b) To finalize the details of their scam.
(c) To discuss the play Vilas is writing.
(d) To write a letter to convince Kapur to run for office.

2. Why does Yezad have trouble finding another job?
(a) Yezad is too old to find another job.
(b) Yezad has a reputation as a trouble maker.
(c) No one wants someone connected with a murder.
(d) No one wants a person with Yezad's experience.

3. What is Kapur's reaction when Yezad asks for an advance?
(a) He tells Yezad he will have to work for it.
(b) He grants the advance without question.
(c) He tells Yezad that if he gets an advance he will have to accept more responsibility.
(d) He does not bother to answer Yezad.

4. What does Yezad do with his application papers for emigration to Canada?
(a) He files them for future use.
(b) He checks them carefully and mails them.
(c) He tears them up.
(d) He asks his lawyer to look at them.

5. What proposition does Jal make to Yezad and Roxana?
(a) That they remodel Pleasant Villa.
(b) They they hire a nurse for Nariman.
(c) That they sell their flat and move into Chateau Felicity.
(d) That they send Jehangir, Murad, and Nariman to Chateau Felicity.

6. What does Yezad do when he comes to the fires temple?
(a) He goes in to pray.
(b) He watches a man pray then leaves.
(c) He watches people file in for services.
(d) He crosses the street to avoid it.

7. How much extra money does Roxana find in the budget envelopes?
(a) Sixty rupees.
(b) Forty five rupees.
(c) One hundred and twenty rupees.
(d) One hundred and eighty rupees.

8. What does Yezad tell Jehangir that his name means?
(a) King of India.
(b) Conqueror of the world.
(c) King of the world.
(d) Conqueror of India.

9. Why does Yezad go to the store where he works on Christmas day?
(a) To return the money he took.
(b) To help Kapur play Santa.
(c) To return a tool he had borrowed.
(d) To work overtime on the holiday.

10. What is Kapur's justification for not being treated like a common person?
(a) He is too well known in the community.
(b) He thinks he looks too much like a rich man.
(c) He does not attend the temple.
(d) His family is not from Bombay.

11. What excuse does Kapur give for not running for municipal office?
(a) It is not the right time.
(b) His wife is against it.
(c) He is too busy with the store.
(d) He does not have enough money.

12. What gift does Kapur give Yezad?
(a) An extra Santa suit.
(b) A lecture for leaving his family on Christmas.
(c) A bonus for coming in on the holiday.
(d) Photos of the neighborhood where Yezad grew up.

13. What kind of reception does Yezad get from Kapur's wife?
(a) She says he must never come to their house again.
(b) She is very cold toward him.
(c) She invites him to stay with them for a while.
(d) She welcomes him with open arms.

14. What is the good omen that Roxana sees as the family leaves Pleasant Villa?
(a) A butterfly.
(b) A white dove.
(c) A bird.
(d) A moth.

15. How does Mrs. Kapur act when Yezad asks about his Christmas present from Mr. Kapur?
(a) She says Yezad is fortunate to have had such a good boss.
(b) She says Yezad must have been mistaken about Kapur's intention.
(c) She says he would never give such a valuable gift.
(d) She says if Yezad can find it he can have it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Edul say he must use to repair Nariman's room?

2. How does Edul's wife describe Nariman's home?

3. How do the children react to Kapur?

4. What is Nariman's observation about how Coomy died?

5. Why does Coomy agree to allow Edul Munshi to help fix up her apartment?

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