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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has Dinshawji worked for the bank?
(a) Fifteen years.
(b) Five years.
(c) Thirty years.
(d) Two weeks.

2. Who catches the escaped chicken in Chapter 2?
(a) Gustad.
(b) Major Bilimoria.
(c) Malcolm.
(d) Tehmul.

3. Where do the proceeds from the raffle go?
(a) To the victims of apartheid in South Africa.
(b) To build wells for the rural villages.
(c) To aid the struggling Indira Gandhi regime.
(d) To the refugees from East Pakistan.

4. In Chapter 9, Part 3, what is filling the compound when Gustad wakes up in the morning?
(a) Crows.
(b) Gnats.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Stray dogs.

5. At the end of Chapter 2, what is looking in the Nobles' window?
(a) The security guard.
(b) Three rats.
(c) Two crows.
(d) Tehmul.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gustad's father's profession?

2. What health problem does Roshan have?

3. What object of Mr. Madon's does Gustad covet?

4. In Chapter 4, how many pieces of chicken are left over after dinner?

5. As Mr. Madon mentions in Chapter 7, how much time does Gustad take off work directly after his accident?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gustad's grandmother cook chicken?

2. Why is there enmity between Gustad and his neighbor?

3. Why is Dilnavaz upset that Gustad took tea with Ghulam Mohammed at the bookstall?

4. Why does Sohrab say he will not go to IIT? How does Gustad react?

5. How does Gustad manage to get Friday afternoon off to go to the Chor Bazaar?

6. What is the plan that Gustad develops for dealing with Major Bilimoria's parcel, and who else is involved?

7. Why does Roshan's school hold a raffle?

8. What does the notice that Gustad finds at the end of Chapter 1state? Why does it matter to the residents of the Khodadad Building?

9. Describe the bhaiya's job.

10. Describe the events of Gustad's accident.

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