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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 type of job does Dina take on from Shirin Aunty?
(a) Cleaning.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Sewing.

2. Who is Dina Dalal?
(a) A friend of Om's mother.
(b) A friend of Ishvar's mother.
(c) A friend of Maneck's mother.
(d) Another passenger on the train.

3. While Ishvar, Om, and Maneck are traveling by train, what possession of Maneck's comes falling onto Om's back?
(a) His pottery.
(b) His suitcase.
(c) His textbooks.
(d) His umbrella.

4. What does the village that the train is traveling through smell of?
(a) Sewage.
(b) Roasting nuts.
(c) Fresh air.
(d) Saltwater.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the characters introduced in the prologue is considered to be the wealthiest?

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

3. What item does Om stop to purchase after he realizes he has sat on his old one?

4. Who is Ibrahim?

5. Who does Dina Dalal typically have to beg for monthly rent?

(see the answer key)

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