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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Small Obstacles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The body of which animal was Ishvar sent to retrieve when he was began apprenticing his father?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Shark.
(c) Horse.
(d) Eagle.

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

3. In what year does the prologue take place?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1955.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1985.

4. What does Dukhi take a job grinding into powder to support his family?
(a) Corn.
(b) Salt.
(c) Chilies.
(d) Wheat.

5. Who is Ibrahim?
(a) The landlord.
(b) A politician.
(c) A police officer.
(d) The building's janitor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ibrahim demand of the tailoring business?

2. What right does Narayan attempt to exercise when he is killed?

3. What crime do the villagers believe that Ishvar's parents' committed in order to be so blessed?

4. How does Ishvar claim his sterilization form was destroyed?

5. When does the tap in the village run?

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