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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, For Dreams to Grow.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is happening with the people of the land due to The Emergency?
(a) They are being incarcerated.
(b) They are falling ill.
(c) They are losing their money.
(d) They are dying.

2. What is Dina's relationship with her brother like?
(a) They haven't spoken in years.
(b) He controls her.
(c) She does not have a brother.
(d) She controls him.

3. For whom does Dina have to hire a full-time nurse?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her child.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

4. In what year does the prologue take place?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1975.

5. After five years of sewing, what part of Dina's body begins to fail?
(a) Her lungs.
(b) Her fingers.
(c) Her heart.
(d) Her eyes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the train hit, causing the delay in transportation?

2. What does Dina padlock the door to protect?

3. Who is Dina trying to keep out by putting the padlock on the door?

4. What seems to be an epidemic in the setting of this novel?

5. What type of job does Dina take on from Shirin Aunty?

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