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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Om's love interest that he meets at the water tap?
(a) Sharan.
(b) Sheryl.
(c) Shanti.
(d) Shelly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What do the two men ask Dina for permission to do while they are sewing?
(a) To eat.
(b) To smoke.
(c) To talk.
(d) To drink.

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

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

11. What does Om have on his mind, which causes him to make mistakes while sewing?
(a) Education.
(b) A woman.
(c) His hunger.
(d) Fighting.

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

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

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

15. What vegetable does Maneck encourage Dina to eat?
(a) Spinach.
(b) Carrots.
(c) Squash.
(d) Tomatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ibrahim?

2. What don't the men have, which prohibits them from being eligible for ration cards?

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

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

5. After the slums closing, what is there an outbreak of amongst the villagers?

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