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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Daulat anxiously expecting every time her doorbell rings?
(a) Najamai.
(b) Sarosh-Sid.
(c) The buyer for the pugree.
(d) Some much-needed extra chairs.

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

4. Who finally believes that Jaakaylee sees a bhoot?
(a) Bai.
(b) Seth.
(c) Cajetan.
(d) Father D'Silva.

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

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

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

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

9. Why does the chasniwalla kill Dhunjisha?
(a) He is caught stealing silver trays.
(b) He is extremely jealous.
(c) He is deemed a maniac.
(d) He is full of sin.

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

11. What is Dr. Mody's favorite activity?
(a) Stamp collecting.
(b) Reading Shakespeare.
(c) Playing violin.
(d) Listening to Mozart.

12. 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.

13. What volunteer organization does Rustomji have good remembrances of?
(a) The Times of India Organization.
(b) Sisters of Charity.
(c) The Social Service League.
(d) The Peace Corps.

14. What does the bai do when she sees Jaakaylee on the balcony upon returning home late at night?
(a) She yells in anger.
(b) She waves.
(c) She screams.
(d) She laughs out loud.

15. What causes Rustomji to forget the bathroom leak and feel better?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Seeing Gajra.
(c) Calling the plumber.
(d) A visit to Nariman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What becomes a dream deferred for Minocher?

2. How does Daulat view Najamai?

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

4. How is Jehangir physically different from Pesi?

5. Where does Eric want his favor granted from Jehangir?

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