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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vehicle is collecting outside the slums when Om and Ishvar leave for work?
(a) Bicycles.
(b) Buses.
(c) Boats.
(d) Taxis.

2. Who are the police gathering up in the streets in Chapter 8?
(a) Prostitutes.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Children.
(d) Students.

3. Why is Dina annoyed with Maneck after his first day of classes?
(a) His pants are torn.
(b) He returns home late.
(c) He had already eaten dinner.
(d) He has lost his school books.

4. Where did Dina and Rustom meet?
(a) At the art museum.
(b) At the library.
(c) At a music hall.
(d) At the market.

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

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

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

8. What does Shankar encourage the tailors to call him as a nickname?
(a) Maggot.
(b) Grub.
(c) Flea.
(d) Worm.

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

10. What does Rajaram's job encourage villagers to do?
(a) Get sterilized.
(b) Have children.
(c) Get married.
(d) Get an education.

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

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

13. What does Maneck call Dina?
(a) Dina Mother.
(b) Dina Sister.
(c) Dina Friend.
(d) Dina Aunty.

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

15. What instrument is used to signal to the captured men that it is time to eat?
(a) A whistle.
(b) A bell.
(c) A drum.
(d) A gong.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Rustom going to purchase when he is killed?

2. How much money do the men lend to Rajaram?

3. How many people knew the recipe for Maneck's family beverage?

4. What is Nusswan's wife's name?

5. Who is Dina trying to keep out by putting the padlock on the door?

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