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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people knew the recipe for Maneck's family beverage?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Ten.

2. When the tailors hear a booming on their walk home, what is being destroyed?
(a) The schools.
(b) The libraries.
(c) The slums.
(d) The hospitals.

3. What has the train hit, causing the delay in transportation?
(a) Passengers' luggage.
(b) A person.
(c) A crate of fruit.
(d) A large animal.

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

5. What does Maneck call Dina?
(a) Dina Mother.
(b) Dina Sister.
(c) Dina Friend.
(d) Dina Aunty.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the tap in the village run?

2. What does Dina padlock the door to protect?

3. For whom does Dina have to hire a full-time nurse?

4. While Ishvar, Om, and Maneck are traveling by train, what possession of Maneck's comes falling onto Om's back?

5. Om and Ishvar are traveling to apply for which position?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Gupta feel about The Emergency?

2. How do Om and Ishvar find shelter after they lose their home in Chapter 7?

3. What happens to young Maneck when he is away for the first time at boarding school?

4. How do the passengers on the train react to the sudden halt in their travel?

5. What signs does Dina believe she receives telling her not to date again?

6. How does the relationship between Dina and Rustom progress?

7. Why is Narayan murdered?

8. When do Om and Ishvar first meet Rajaram?

9. How is Ishvar's face disfigured?

10. Why does Dina put a padlock on the door?

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