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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Small Obstacles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lines the street of the village as the train is passing?
(a) Beggars.
(b) Students.
(c) Children.
(d) Women.

2. What does Om rent in an attempt to follow Dina Dalal?
(a) A rickshaw.
(b) A boat.
(c) A bicycle.
(d) A taxi.

3. Which of the characters introduced in the prologue is considered to be the wealthiest?
(a) Om.
(b) Maneck.
(c) Ishvar.
(d) Dina.

4. When does the tap in the village run?
(a) In the afternoons.
(b) All day.
(c) In the mornings.
(d) In the evenings.

5. What seems to be an epidemic in the setting of this novel?
(a) Theft.
(b) Disease.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Greed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is happening with the people of the land due to The Emergency?

2. What were young Ishvar and his brother hit with as punishment after they broke into the upper-class school?

3. How is Rustom killed?

4. What is Rustom going to purchase when he is killed?

5. How much money do the men lend to Rajaram?

(see the answer key)

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