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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What are the captured men served daily to eat, that is always watery?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Rice.
(d) Bread.

3. In Chapter 6, what does Ishvar realize Dina is craving?
(a) Fine wine.
(b) Money.
(c) Companionship.
(d) Education.

4. What animal typical cheers Om up when he is feeling depressed?
(a) Cat.
(b) Monkey.
(c) Dog.
(d) Chicken.

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

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

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

8. For whom does Dina have to hire a full-time nurse?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her child.
(d) Her father.

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

10. In what terrain does Maneck's family live?
(a) In the mountains.
(b) In a valley.
(c) In rocky caves.
(d) In open fields.

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

12. What is Dina's relationship with her brother like?
(a) She does not have a brother.
(b) They haven't spoken in years.
(c) He controls her.
(d) She controls him.

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

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

15. How much money are the villagers promised to attend the Prime Minister's speech?
(a) 100 rupees.
(b) 0 rupees.
(c) 20 rupees.
(d) 5 rupees.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money are the villagers actually paid for attending the Prime Minister's speech?

2. What does Dina feel that she is always nagging the two tailors about?

3. After unrest breaks out in town, what does Ashraf change the name of his shop to?

4. When the tailors hear a booming on their walk home, what is being destroyed?

5. What has the train hit, causing the delay in transportation?

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