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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. What nickname does Pesi's ability to break wind at will earn him?
2. What stops the ghost from visiting, according to Jaakaylee?
3. What is Pesi's single most important talent?
4. What do Najamai and Moti first do when they realize the young man has come to see the purgree?
5. Who does Daulat's cousin, Moti, bring with her on her condolence visit?
Short Essay Questions
1. In "One Sunday," what does Tehmina think of the Boyce's use of Najamai's fridge?
2. What drives Dr. Mody to slap Pesi in front of the boy of Firozsha Baag at play?
3. Why does the author, Mistry, go to the trouble to list all of the sounds Silloo hears Najamai making in the apartment above hers when she returns home on Sunday night?
4. Why is Behram roje such an important date for Mehroo?
5. Why is Dr. Mody so disappointed in his son, Pesi, in "The Collectors?"
6. What specially-made recording does Daulat imagine she would have made for Nasjamai if she had the tape recorder?
7. Why are Mehroo and Rustomji happy when Tanoo decides to leave them in order to live with her sister's family in a small village?
8. How is it insinuated in "Auspicious Occasion" that Mehroo's parents might have made a better choice for her than marrying her off to Rustomji?
9. How does Daulat feel about her neighbor, Nasjamai?
10. Why does bai begin to treat Jaakaylee with more respect?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What more is learned about Nariman in the story, "Squatter?" Is Nariman as popular in Firozsha Baag as Dr. Mody once was? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Throughout the book, the author has characters which overlap in the stories. What is the main theme that is embedded within all of the stories? Does the main theme encourage the reader to care about the characters in the Firozsha Baag?
Essay Topic 3
Explain why, in the story "One Sunday," Kersi becomes so upset at the thought of using his cricket bat to commit violence on a person? Visit other parts of the story that involve the use of the bat to explain your answer.
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