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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 much money are the villagers actually paid for attending the Prime Minister's speech?
(a) 4 rupees.
(b) 15 rupees.
(c) 0 rupees.
(d) 75 rupees.

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

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

4. Who does Maneck ask Dina about when he first reaches her house in Chapter 5?
(a) His parents.
(b) Om and Ishvar.
(c) Shanti.
(d) Nusswan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Om and Ishvar recognize as a performer at the relocation camp?

2. Who does Ishvar write a letter to back in the village in regards to finding Om a wife?

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

4. Who comes to cut Shankar's hair in Chapter 14?

5. What does the man who starts a fight with Shankar collect for a living?

(see the answer key)

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