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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is Dina trying to keep out by putting the padlock on the door?
(a) Om.
(b) Nusswan.
(c) Mrs. Gupta.
(d) Ishvar.

4. How is Rustom killed?
(a) He is in a building that explodes.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is stabbed.
(d) He is hit by a car.

5. What does Dina padlock the door to protect?
(a) Rustom's bicycle.
(b) The name of the textile company.
(c) The safe of money.
(d) Her family history.

6. What was Dina's father's occupation?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A priest.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A teacher.

7. What object is Om forced to carry around town in Chapter 7?
(a) A comb.
(b) A trunk.
(c) A mirror.
(d) A sewing machine.

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

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

10. On what do the tailors blame their punctuality when they arrive at Dina's early in the morning?
(a) The weather.
(b) The train.
(c) The traffic.
(d) The sun.

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

12. Who spies on Maneck while he is bathing?
(a) Om.
(b) Nusswan.
(c) Ishvar.
(d) Dina.

13. What part of his body did Maneck's father lose when a bottle of the family beverage exploded?
(a) His eye.
(b) His ear.
(c) His arm.
(d) His hand.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were young Ishvar and his brother hit with as punishment after they broke into the upper-class school?

3. Which of the characters introduced in the prologue is considered to be the wealthiest?

4. In what year does the prologue take place?

5. What crime do the villagers believe that Ishvar's parents' committed in order to be so blessed?

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