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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the tap in the village run?
(a) All day.
(b) In the evenings.
(c) In the mornings.
(d) In the afternoons.

2. In Chapter 8, what is Ishvar ordered to dig?
(a) Ditches.
(b) Wells.
(c) Graves.
(d) Latrines.

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

4. What does Ishvar hope to secure for Om upon returning to the village?
(a) An education.
(b) A good job.
(c) A nice home.
(d) A wife.

5. What is Maneck sent off to college to study?
(a) Manufacturing.
(b) Carbonation.
(c) Refrigeration.
(d) Electricity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Dina's father's occupation?

2. What does Dukhi take a job grinding into powder to support his family?

3. What part of Ishvar's body did an animal disfigure?

4. Om and Ishvar are traveling to apply for which position?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Dina's relationship with Fredoon?

2. What happens to young Maneck when he is away for the first time at boarding school?

3. What does Dina teach Maneck to do in Chapter 8, and why?

4. What is Ishvar and Om's reaction to the work that they must do in the relocation camp?

5. What is life like for Om and Ishvar while they are living with Nawaz?

6. How is Dina Dalal's home described?

7. What happens when Rustom goes out to buy ice cream on his third wedding anniversary?

8. What happens to Om's trunk of belongings?

9. Who is Shankar and what is significant about his body?

10. What is Dina's reaction to Maneck when he arrives to stay with her?

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