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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who has declared the Emergency political state?
(a) The People's Representative.
(b) The King.
(c) The President.
(d) The Prime Minister.

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

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

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

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

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

12. As a child, what was Maneck's favorite day of the week?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

13. What does Rajaram encourage Om and Ishvar to apply for?
(a) Ration cards.
(b) Social Security.
(c) Bank accounts.
(d) Unemployment.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How is Rustom killed?

4. What do the two men ask Dina for permission to do while they are sewing?

5. What "bugs" climb out of the drain while Maneck is bathing?

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