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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What used to make Kersi very happy to go up to Najamai's flat?
(a) The coolness of the fridge.
(b) Chasing creatures.
(c) Seeing the fridge.
(d) Seeing Najamai's daughters.

2. Why does Jaakaylee ring the doorbell after the midnight mass?
(a) Because of the bhoot.
(b) She has a nightmare.
(c) Her body hurts.
(d) She has fallen down the steps.

3. How much does Daulat sell the pugree for?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Ten rupees.
(c) One hundred rupees.
(d) Five hundred rupees.

4. What is it that Nariman Hansotia cannot convince Rustomji to do?
(a) Treat his wife better.
(b) Replaster the inside of his apartment.
(c) Chip in money to paint the building's exterior.
(d) Hire a plumber to fix the toilet.

5. In the story, "Auspicious Occasion," what does Rustomji do for a living?
(a) He is a matchmaker.
(b) He is a banker.
(c) He is a lawyer.
(d) He is a businessman.

6. Who is the foremost "flicker" amongst the schoolboys in "The Collectors"?
(a) Eric.
(b) Pesi.
(c) Jehangir.
(d) Patla.

7. What does Najamai point out to Daulat as being incorrect in her home?
(a) Music is playing.
(b) She has a pugree headdress on display.
(c) The lamp beside Minocher's bed is on.
(d) She is wearing the wrong colors.

8. Who is Vera?
(a) A thief.
(b) Tehmina's sister.
(c) Francis's maid.
(d) Najamai's daughter.

9. Who has a long white beard, has a paunch and is nearly seventy-five years old?
(a) Fahad Singh.
(b) Jaabir Malik.
(c) Dustoor Dhunjisha.
(d) Daaruk Gupta.

10. What do Najamai and Moti first do when they realize the young man has come to see the purgree?
(a) Drop their tea.
(b) Smile in approval.
(c) Exchange glances.
(d) Scream.

11. Where does Jaakaylee come from?
(a) England.
(b) Persia.
(c) Goa.
(d) India.

12. Who is the first character introduced in the story, "One Sunday?"
(a) Dolly.
(b) Silloo.
(c) Vera.
(d) Najamai.

13. What happens to Rustomji that angers him when he departs the A-1 bus?
(a) The conductor yells at him for not going upstairs.
(b) He discovers the leaky toilet water is still on him.
(c) He is put to the back of the line.
(d) Someone spits tobacco juice on him.

14. What does Najamai smell in her kitchen upon returning to it after the theft?
(a) Meat.
(b) Spilled perfume.
(c) Ammonia.
(d) Cloves.

15. What does Tehmina constantly smell of?
(a) Curry.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Garlic.
(d) Cloves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Francis teach Kersi to do?

2. Why does Dr. Mody earn the respect of the people of the Baag?

3. How many sections is the story,"The Collectors" divided into?

4. What nickname does Pesi's ability to break wind at will earn him?

5. What does the bai do when she sees Jaakaylee on the balcony upon returning home late at night?

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