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

2. What message does the new prime minister preach?
(a) Hard work.
(b) High taxes.
(c) Military sacrifice.
(d) Civil service.

3. Who does Dina Dalal typically have to beg for monthly rent?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her father.

4. What does Dina feel that she is always nagging the two tailors about?
(a) To stop drinking before the job.
(b) To work harder.
(c) To sew neatly.
(d) To talk less.

5. What is Maneck sent off to college to study?
(a) Refrigeration.
(b) Carbonation.
(c) Manufacturing.
(d) Electricity.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What has been stolen from the murdered beggars that concerns the tailors?

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

5. What type of occupation does Rajaram wish to hold?

(see the answer key)

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