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

3. What does the officer at the railway station pour on the tailors to rouse them?
(a) Urine.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Water.

4. How old was Om when he was sent to study under his uncle, Ishvar?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Two.

5. In Chapter 8, what were the captured men served by the villagers?
(a) Tea.
(b) Beer.
(c) Water.
(d) Soda.

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

7. In what building do the tailors find a new shelter?
(a) A school.
(b) A library.
(c) A chemist.
(d) A hospital.

8. What article of clothing do Ishvar and Narayan sew for their father?
(a) A vest.
(b) A dress shirt.
(c) A jacket.
(d) An apron.

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

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

11. After meeting with Rustom, how does Nusswan feel about his sister's impending marriage?
(a) He is disappointed.
(b) He is excited.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is angry.

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

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

14. What was Maneck's father's reaction to the glass case that Maneck moved?
(a) He was apathetic.
(b) He was excited.
(c) He was confused.
(d) He was displeased.

15. What has the train hit, causing the delay in transportation?
(a) A large animal.
(b) A crate of fruit.
(c) Passengers' luggage.
(d) A person.