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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Return of Solitude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money are the villagers promised to attend the Prime Minister's speech?
(a) 0 rupees.
(b) 100 rupees.
(c) 5 rupees.
(d) 20 rupees.

2. What does the officer at the railway station pour on the tailors to rouse them?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Water.
(c) Urine.
(d) Dirt.

3. What part of his body did Maneck's father lose when a bottle of the family beverage exploded?
(a) His arm.
(b) His ear.
(c) His hand.
(d) His eye.

4. What vehicle is collecting outside the slums when Om and Ishvar leave for work?
(a) Boats.
(b) Bicycles.
(c) Buses.
(d) Taxis.

5. What is Rajaram forced to leave behind in the demolished slums?
(a) His collected hair.
(b) His food.
(c) His money.
(d) His family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Maneck give his mother every morning in a tradition that she always looked forward to?

2. Who does Dina order to get up off his knees, and never drop down to another human again?

3. Who comes to cut Shankar's hair in Chapter 14?

4. Who is Jeevan?

5. What has Nawaz been arrested for smuggling?

(see the answer key)

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