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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Ghost of Firozsha Baag.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jaakaylee leave her hometown to come to Bombay?
(a) To escape her family.
(b) For a job.
(c) To attend college.
(d) To get married.

2. Why does Jaakaylee sleep outside the flat after the Christmas midnight mass?
(a) Everyone else does it.
(b) It is a neighborhood custom.
(c) She has no key.
(d) The weather is always pleasant.

3. Why does Rustomji shout at the boys of Firozsha Baag?
(a) For robbing apartments.
(b) For playing cricket there.
(c) For not fixing his toilet.
(d) For getting plaster in his bathtub.

4. What does Kersi do his cricket bat at the end of the story, "One Sunday?"
(a) Repairs it again.
(b) Smashes it.
(c) Puts on the rubber grip.
(d) Untangles the cord.

5. What has Kersi wanted to do ever since primary school?
(a) Play serious cricket.
(b) Teach cricket to students.
(c) Learn to fly aeroplanes.
(d) Be a coach for a cricket team.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stops the ghost from visiting, according to Jaakaylee?

2. Which voice is the story, "The Ghost of Firozsha Baag," written in?

3. What does Rustomji do to appease the crowd that wants to hurt him?

4. What would Rustomji not permit Mehroo to have in their new home as husband and wife?

5. Who finally believes that Jaakaylee sees a bhoot?

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