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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who plays nurse to Ishvar while he is recovering from his injury in Chapter 9?
(a) Shankar.
(b) Rajaram.
(c) Dina.
(d) Om.

5. Who has a job working as a fortune teller when Maneck returns to the village?
(a) The Beggarmastar.
(b) The Monkey-Man.
(c) Shankar.
(d) Rajaram.

6. 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.

7. How does Shankar react to the new garment that Om and Ishvar sew for him?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is offended.
(c) He is apathetic.
(d) He is confused.

8. What part of his body does Ishvar injure falling into the ditch?
(a) His ankle.
(b) His elbow.
(c) His wrist.
(d) His knee.

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

10. How many rupees per week must Om and Ishvar pay the Beggarmaster in return for their freedom?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Five.

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

12. In Chapter 10, what habit has Om started that drives Dina crazy?
(a) Swearing.
(b) Spitting.
(c) Scratching.
(d) Belching.

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

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

15. In his letter to Dina, when does Maneck say that he will be returning?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Never.
(d) Two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rajaram want to do with his life after he moves?

2. What has Maneck gotten a job repairing in Chapter 16?

3. What part of the goonda's bodies were broken in their "accident" orchestrated by the Beggarmaster?

4. What part of his body does Om lose?

5. What article of clothing does Ashraf wish to buy for the tailors?

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