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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Beggarmaster say is in charge of deciding the fate of the slums?
(a) The goverment body.
(b) The police.
(c) The Prime Minister.
(d) The people.

2. What is the last thing that Dina hears the men breaking in her apartment?
(a) The dinner table.
(b) The quilt.
(c) The veranda.
(d) The sewing machines.

3. Who teaches Om to eat with a knife and fork?
(a) Shankar.
(b) The Beggarmaster.
(c) Nusswan.
(d) Maneck.

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

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

6. Who does Dina visit to ask for money in Chapter 9?
(a) Mrs. Gupta.
(b) Nusswan.
(c) The Beggarmaster.
(d) The facilitator.

7. Which relatives does Maneck visit in Chapter 14 before he leaves on vacation?
(a) His father's family.
(b) Dina's family.
(c) Om's family.
(d) His mother's family.

8. What game does Maneck attempt to teach Om during their vacation?
(a) Checkers.
(b) Poker.
(c) Chess.
(d) Backgammon.

9. What article of Om's clothing does Maneck tear during their fight?
(a) His hat.
(b) His pants.
(c) His shirt.
(d) His jacket.

10. Who kills the Beggarmaster?
(a) The Monkey Man.
(b) Om.
(c) Rajaram.
(d) Shankar.

11. Who does Rajaram inadvertently kill, causing a family to beat him?
(a) An young man.
(b) An old man.
(c) A young woman.
(d) An old woman.

12. Who do the police arrest in Chapter 16 for the murders of the beggars?
(a) The goondas.
(b) Dina.
(c) The Beggarmaster.
(d) Ishvar.

13. What item does Maneck hope to return to his college roommate?
(a) The chess set.
(b) Some clothing.
(c) A sewing machine.
(d) Textbooks.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has been stolen from the murdered beggars that concerns the tailors?

2. Who kills Ashraf?

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

4. Which character plunges his fingers down his throat to clear out excess bile?

5. What does Om spit in Thakur's face?

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