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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Rustom's most prized possession?
(a) His sewing machine.
(b) His violin.
(c) His bicycle.
(d) His comb.

2. How many people knew the recipe for Maneck's family beverage?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

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

4. What does the man who starts a fight with Shankar collect for a living?
(a) Metal.
(b) Hair.
(c) Grain.
(d) Cloth.

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

6. What is Rajaram forced to leave behind in the demolished slums?
(a) His collected hair.
(b) His family.
(c) His money.
(d) His food.

7. Which of the characters introduced in the prologue is considered to be the wealthiest?
(a) Dina.
(b) Om.
(c) Maneck.
(d) Ishvar.

8. What "bugs" climb out of the drain while Maneck is bathing?
(a) Ants.
(b) Worms.
(c) Cockroaches.
(d) Spiders.

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

10. What does Ibrahim demand of the tailoring business?
(a) That they pay him ten percent.
(b) That they hire him.
(c) That it be stopped.
(d) That they make him a new uniform.

11. What part of Ishvar's body did an animal disfigure?
(a) His stomach.
(b) His hands.
(c) His legs.
(d) His face.

12. How does Maneck's father react to the new roads being built in the mountains?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is apathetic.
(c) He is confused.
(d) His is saddened.

13. After five years of sewing, what part of Dina's body begins to fail?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her lungs.
(c) Her heart.
(d) Her fingers.

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

15. What type of wedding do Rustom and Dina wish to have?
(a) A big, lavish wedding.
(b) A traditional Indian wedding.
(c) A small, simple wedding.
(d) A Western wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What article of clothing do Ishvar and Narayan sew for their father?

2. What are the captured men served daily to eat, that is always watery?

3. What does Ashraf's father own, giving both himself and Dukhi work?

4. Who has declared the Emergency political state?

5. What does Dina padlock the door to protect?

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