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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. How long has Dinshawji worked for the bank?
2. Wait does Peerbhoy Panwalla sell?
3. At the end of Chapter 8, who leaves the Noble home?
4. Who does Gustad receive a letter from in the second part of Chapter 6?
5. Who reminds Miss Kutpitia of her nephew?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is there enmity between Gustad and his neighbor?
2. What is the state of Gustad's clothing? Why?
3. What is the request Major Bilimoria makes to Gustad, and how does Gustad react?
4. Describe the bhaiya's job.
5. Describe the omen that causes Miss Kutpitia not to be able to come to dinner.
6. How does Gustad's grandmother cook chicken?
7. Describe the scene at Madhiwalla Bonesetter's clinic.
8. Why does Roshan's school hold a raffle?
9. Why does Tehmul want to talk with Gustad so urgently in Chapter 8?
10. What causes the crowd surrounding Gustad's accident to come to a heated debate with regard to the water seller?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain Gustad's relationship with tradition and compare it with Sohrab's. How does each respond to the various symbols of tradition in the novel? Use examples from the book to support your assertions.
Essay Topic 2
Explain the relationship between character and plot in the conflict between Gustad and Sohrab.
Essay Topic 3
Describe the use of flashback in the story. At what points in the plot does Mistry use it? Do you think it enhances or detracts from the literary value of the story?
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