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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Dina pour over Om's head to cure his lice?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Tomato juice.
(c) Kerosene.
(d) Water.

3. What is Jeevan stealing from his customers?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Fabric.
(c) Money.
(d) Food.

4. Who comes to Dina asking for money in Chapter 9?
(a) Rajaram.
(b) Nusswan.
(c) Shankar.
(d) Ibrahim.

5. In Chapter 14, who do the villagers accuse of killing the beggars?
(a) Shankar.
(b) Rajaram.
(c) The Beggarmaster.
(d) Om.

6. What lie does Dina tell Mrs. Gupta about the tailors?
(a) That they are injured.
(b) That they are missing.
(c) That they are dead.
(d) That they are ill.

7. What type of occupation does Rajaram wish to hold?
(a) A barber.
(b) A doctor.
(c) An athlete.
(d) A teacher.

8. When Maneck's mother falls down the hill, what part of her body is injured?
(a) Her elbow.
(b) Her neck.
(c) Her back.
(d) Her knee.

9. Where does Rajaram want to move in chapter 13?
(a) To Nepal.
(b) To America.
(c) To South America.
(d) To the Himalayas.

10. Who does Ishvar write a letter to back in the village in regards to finding Om a wife?
(a) Aban Kohlal.
(b) Ashraf Chaca.
(c) Narayan Darji.
(d) Dukhi Mochi.

11. Who does Dina order to get up off his knees, and never drop down to another human again?
(a) Maneck.
(b) Nusswan.
(c) Ishvar.
(d) Om.

12. What does Nusswan think should happen to the people who live on the streets?
(a) They should be shot.
(b) They should be drowned.
(c) They should be poisoned.
(d) They should be stabbed.

13. To whom is it revealed that the Beggarmaster is related?
(a) Om.
(b) Ishvar.
(c) Shankar.
(d) Maneck.

14. When Ibrahim returns to evict Dina, who does she claim is her husband?
(a) Maneck.
(b) Nusswan.
(c) Ishvar.
(d) Om.

15. What does Dina begin to sew in Chapter 9 with help from Maneck?
(a) A wedding dress.
(b) A boat sail.
(c) New curtains.
(d) A quilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the bump that grows on the Beggarmaster and his newly found relatives' bodies, proving their relation to one another?

2. Who laughs during Shankar's funeral, and asks Dina to leave with him?

3. Who plays nurse to Ishvar while he is recovering from his injury in Chapter 9?

4. How does Shankar react to the new garment that Om and Ishvar sew for him?

5. Who teaches Om to eat with a knife and fork?

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