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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11, The Bright Future Clouded.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is threatened by the police, being forced to give up Om and Ishvar?
(a) Dina.
(b) The night watchman.
(c) Rajaram.
(d) Shankar.

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

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

4. Om and Ishvar are traveling to apply for which position?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A butcher.
(c) A tailor.
(d) A policeman.

5. When the tailors hear a booming on their walk home, what is being destroyed?
(a) The hospitals.
(b) The schools.
(c) The libraries.
(d) The slums.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dina pour over Om's head to cure his lice?

2. What occupation did Ishvar's father have while the family was living in the village?

3. What game does Maneck attempt to teach Om during their vacation?

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

5. What is the name of Om's love interest that he meets at the water tap?

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