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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. Who gives Gustad a ride to Dinshawji's funeral?
2. According to the newspaper reports of Major Bilimoria's crime, whose voice does he imitate?
3. What religious figure does Mr. Rabadi request to be drawn on the wall?
4. What is the name of the American aircraft carrier mentioned in Chapter 20?
5. Who cuts off the lizard's tail in Chapter 19?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Ghulam Mohammed meet Gustad in Chapter 16, and what does he request? How is his demeanor different in this chapter from other chapters?
2. What is Cavasji doing in Chapter 20, and what does Gustad note that is different about him?
3. Why does the pavement artist draw sacred pictures, and what are his qualifications for doing so?
4. Why does Ghulam Mohammed tell Gustad that he needs to return the money immediately? How does he threaten Gustad?
5. Describe Dinshawji's funeral.
6. Why does Tehmul get hit with a brick?
7. Describe the morcha.
8. Describe Gustad's interaction with the young man who sleeps in the luggage rack on the train.
9. What happens in Farad's room between Miss Kutpitia, Dilnavaz, and Tehmul?
10. Why does Ghulam Mohammed not go inside the Tower of Silence for Major Bilimoria's funeral, and why does he not call Gustad to tell him of the Major's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare Major Bilimoria before and during his time in prison. What effect does the setting have on his appearance and behavior? What effect does the setting have on the reader's perception of him as a villain?
Essay Topic 2
Explain the role of the pavement artist within the novel, within Gustad's life, and within the life of the community.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the symbolic value that the doll contains for Roshan and for Tehmul.
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