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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jehangir end up sleeping after his date with Behroze at her home?
(a) In his car.
(b) Outside his apartment door.
(c) At Behroze's home.
(d) In his own bed.

2. Who is the narrator of "Of White Hairs and Cricket?"
(a) Pesi.
(b) Daddy.
(c) Percy.
(d) Kersi.

3. Who is able to control Kordshedbai with a calm voice of reason?
(a) Ardesar.
(b) Adil.
(c) Boman.
(d) Kashmira.

4. What did Kersi learn to do with his best friend, Viraf?
(a) Play soccer.
(b) Read.
(c) Pull out hairs.
(d) Ride a bicycle.

5. What brave thing did Kersi do on the cricket field one day?
(a) Scored ten times.
(b) Block a shot with his bare skin.
(c) Quit playing cricket.
(d) Ran in the blistering sun.

6. What happens to Navjeet by Percy's account?
(a) He returns to Bombay for good.
(b) He is murdered.
(c) He steals the seed money.
(d) He murders one of the money-lenders.

7. What are Daddy's tweezers compared to?
(a) A cricket bat.
(b) The needle in Virag's father.
(c) The kerosene going into the stove.
(d) A razor.

8. What does Kersi do that surprises Daddy?
(a) He says he wants to quit cricket.
(b) He curses Tehmina.
(c) He stops to read the comics.
(d) He cuts all of Daddy's hair.

9. Why is it that Khorshedbai does not get rid of her noisy bangles in "The Paying Guests?"
(a) For the money they are worth.
(b) They announce her presence.
(c) The elegent look they give her.
(d) Not to offend Ardessar.

10. What is the only thing Jehangir's father has to say about Jehangir's relationship with the girl from college?
(a) "There is something about the way she talks."
(b) "She wears too much make-up."
(c) "Trust your mother's instincts."
(d) "She does not respect your parents."

11. What does one man in line to see Bhagwan Baba tell the others most definitely signifies something?
(a) Bhagwan Bab's white pyjamas.
(b) When Bhagwan Baba removes his sunglasses.
(c) When the sun goes down.
(d) The bench-swing on the veranda.

12. What words does Kersi have trouble expressing?
(a) Sarcastic sayings.
(b) Harsh words.
(c) Bullying words.
(d) Words of concern.

13. What does Jehangir's mother tell him will happen if he returns home after eight o'clock at night?
(a) His parents will not speak to him again.
(b) A curse will be upon him.
(c) He will be punished forcefully.
(d) The apartment door will be locked.

14. What is Jehangir tempted to do when he hides in the hedges of the playground to watch the exercisers after having seen Bhagwan Baba?
(a) Step out and laugh at the men.
(b) Leave home.
(c) Exercise with the men.
(d) Run away with Behroze.

15. What does Jehangir plan on telling Behroze when he visits her while her parents and Shanti are gone?
(a) He loves her.
(b) They must get married.
(c) The relationship must end.
(d) He dislikes her sarcasm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Bhagwan Baba's words of advice?

2. When Jehangir is allowed to go out alone at night, what does he find fascinating at the children's playground?

3. In Kersi's imagined morality play while watching a crowd in Bombay, what does the train represent?

4. What was once Kashmira's devout ambition in life?

5. What plan does Boman have to evict the paying guests?

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