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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Maneck gotten a job repairing in Chapter 16?
(a) Car motors.
(b) Refrigerators.
(c) Sewing machines.
(d) Air conditioners.

2. What part of his body does Om lose?
(a) His eyes.
(b) His legs.
(c) His hands.
(d) His testicles.

3. Who kills Ashraf?
(a) The police.
(b) The Beggarmaster.
(c) The villagers.
(d) The doctors.

4. Who comes to cut Shankar's hair in Chapter 14?
(a) Maneck.
(b) Rajaram.
(c) The Beggarmaster.
(d) Dina.

5. Who is Mr.Valmik?
(a) Dina's lawyer.
(b) Dina's doctor.
(c) Dina's teacher.
(d) Dina's partner.

6. For whose funeral does Maneck return to the mountains?
(a) His sister's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) His father's.
(d) His brother's.

7. What article of clothing is stolen from Om and Ishvar while they sleep?
(a) Their hats.
(b) Their pants.
(c) Their shoes.
(d) Their socks.

8. Who is Jeevan?
(a) Om and Ishvar's old neighbor.
(b) Om and Ishvar's dog.
(c) Om and Ishvar's cousin.
(d) Om and Ishvar's old boss.

9. At the end of the novel, how does Om respond when he hears that Maneck is back in town?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is excited.

10. What does Dina lend to Rajaram when he wants to start his own business?
(a) A grooming kit.
(b) A sewing machine.
(c) Cloth.
(d) Money.

11. How many years does Maneck claim that he wants to spend in school?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

12. Which character plunges his fingers down his throat to clear out excess bile?
(a) Shankar.
(b) Maneck.
(c) Ishvar.
(d) Om.

13. Whose home does the Beggarmaster bring Ishvar and Om to on their first night of freedom?
(a) His own.
(b) Shankar's.
(c) Dina's.
(d) Nusswan's.

14. Where was Maneck's roommate's body found?
(a) On the streets.
(b) Floating in the water.
(c) On the train tracks.
(d) In a burnt slum.

15. How many times does Dina promise to pay rent on the sewing machines next month to keep them from being repossessed?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Rajaram kill the beggars whose hair he stole?

2. What game does Maneck attempt to teach Om during their vacation?

3. What does Dina begin to sew in Chapter 9 with help from Maneck?

4. What item does Maneck hope to return to his college roommate?

5. What lie does Dina tell Mrs. Gupta about the tailors?

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