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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What item does Om stop to purchase after he realizes he has sat on his old one?
(a) A top hat.
(b) A sandwich.
(c) A comb.
(d) Eyeglasses.

2. How much money do the men lend to Rajaram?
(a) They don't lend money to Rajaram.
(b) Ten rupees.
(c) Fifty rupees.
(d) One hundred rupees.

3. What does Dina teach Maneck to sew?
(a) Cuffs.
(b) Hems.
(c) Sleeves.
(d) Collars.

4. After unrest breaks out in town, what does Ashraf change the name of his shop to?
(a) Rama Tailors.
(b) Krishna Tailors.
(c) Shiva Tailors.
(d) Brahma Tailors.

5. What does Om have on his mind, which causes him to make mistakes while sewing?
(a) Fighting.
(b) His hunger.
(c) Education.
(d) A woman.

6. What seems to be an epidemic in the setting of this novel?
(a) Greed.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Theft.
(d) Disease.

7. What right does Narayan attempt to exercise when he is killed?
(a) The right to bear arms.
(b) The right to vote.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) The right to an attorney.

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

9. What does Ashraf's father own, giving both himself and Dukhi work?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A construction company.
(c) A demolition company.
(d) A lumberyard.

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

11. What does Dina hope will not delay her new tailors from arriving?
(a) The parades.
(b) The riots.
(c) The bombings.
(d) The police.

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

13. After Dina's conversation with Ibrahim, what does Om consider doing?
(a) Killing Ibrahim.
(b) Burning down the building.
(c) Quitting the tailoring business.
(d) Stealing Dina's money.

14. What crime do the villagers believe that Ishvar's parents' committed in order to be so blessed?
(a) Kidnapping.
(b) Murder.
(c) Embezzlement.
(d) Arson.

15. What type of petal is being thrown from the helicopter onto the Prime Minister's stage?
(a) Rose.
(b) Sunflower.
(c) Tulip.
(d) Daisy.

Short Answer Questions

1. The body of which animal was Ishvar sent to retrieve when he was began apprenticing his father?

2. What did Ishvar's mother steal for her young son?

3. How much money are the villagers promised to attend the Prime Minister's speech?

4. What is Dina's relationship with her brother like?

5. What does Rajaram collect?

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