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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the lambardar record the names of those who bring the goods to the trucks?
(a) Those who do not will be punished.
(b) They will be paid.
(c) He will commend those that bring goods.
(d) They will need a place to sleep.

2. What happens to the soldiers that kill Sikhs in Jugga's story?
(a) They are robbed.
(b) They are murdered.
(c) They crash and die.
(d) They are arrested.

3. Where do the men of the village go in times of importance in the village?
(a) The headman's house.
(b) The temple.
(c) The river.
(d) The mosque.

4. What happened to Haseena's mother?
(a) She died during a rape.
(b) She was captured by Muslims.
(c) She died after Haseena was born.
(d) She fled after Haseena was born.

5. What do the citizens call the dark age?
(a) The Entya.
(b) The Coming.
(c) The Wara.
(d) The Kalyug.

6. What proof does Jugga's mother have he was not involved in the dacoit?
(a) His word.
(b) The bangles.
(c) He was sleeping.
(d) He was out of town.

7. Who have started crowding on all trains?
(a) Soldiers.
(b) Refugees.
(c) Criminals.
(d) Dacoits.

8. What does Iqbal claim to be, in terms of his profession?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A social worker.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A doctor.

9. Why has Mano Majra become important in bureaucratic circles?
(a) The officer's rest house nearby.
(b) The military presence in town.
(c) The church in the middle of the city.
(d) The railroad.

10. What do the citizens of Mano Majra time their lives by?
(a) The prayers of the Muslims.
(b) The tides.
(c) The trains.
(d) The time of day.

11. What does Chand tell the Subinspector to do with Malli's gang?
(a) Shoot them.
(b) Let them go.
(c) Publicly hang them.
(d) Arrest them.

12. What are the villagers to collect and take to the trucks by the station?
(a) Blankets and clothes.
(b) Beds and shoes.
(c) Wood and kerosene.
(d) Wood and animals.

13. Why does Meet Singh believe Europeans have no morals?
(a) They care little for foreign policy.
(b) They care little for religion.
(c) They are not Sikh.
(d) They are not Muslim.

14. Who gave the police the names of those responsible for Lal's murder?
(a) Jugga.
(b) Iqbal.
(c) Meet Singh.
(d) Imam.

15. What is the Sutlej?
(a) The largest river in the Punjab.
(b) The capital of India.
(c) The smallest river in the Punjab.
(d) The capital of Pakistan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chand do with the young prostitute in the middle of Chapter two, section two?

2. What is happening in India during the time of the book?

3. What does the young man at the meeting suggest might be in the train that is stopped at the station?

4. What does Jugga not hear the catcalling of the men?

5. What is Chand doing to the girl when they hear a shot?

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