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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Indar's moment of insight?
(a) He understands that he was meant to write the African story.
(b) He sees he has not marketed himself correctly.
(c) He knows without a doubt that he belongs to himself alone and would surrender his manhood to nobody.
(d) He realizes he must return to his roots to be happy.

2. Why was Indar turned down at the Indian High Commission?
(a) He is too young.
(b) He is not a Hindu.
(c) He is not a citizen of India.
(d) He does not speak Hindi.

3. How do the businessmen react to the changes coming about?
(a) They get busy and make contingency plans.
(b) They kid themselves by talking about how their town is better than anywhere else.
(c) They build a new airport.
(d) They start recuriting industry for the town.

4. What signals the end of the town's boom?
(a) Noiman, a successful Greek businessman, sells out and moves to Australia.
(b) The Domain is closed.
(c) The river changes course after an earthquake.
(d) There is a datastrophic fire.

5. What word does Indar say kept his spirits high when he first arrived in London?
(a) "Education" was the word that meant the most to him.
(b) "Opportunity" was Indar's magic word in London.
(c) "Career" was the magic word that drove him to study hard.
(d) "University" seemed like a magic word, and Indar thought a magic life awaited him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fearful of the growth of the town, what happens among the villagers?

2. What does Shoba do when she returns?

3. Where is Nazruddin thinking of moving his family?

4. Where does a friend of Indar's take him?

5. How does the President manage the war in the town and surrounding area?

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