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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. Who is Dina Dalal?
(a) A friend of Om's mother.
(b) A friend of Ishvar's mother.
(c) Another passenger on the train.
(d) A friend of Maneck's mother.

2. What part of Ishvar's body did an animal disfigure?
(a) His stomach.
(b) His legs.
(c) His face.
(d) His hands.

3. While Ishvar, Om, and Maneck are traveling by train, what possession of Maneck's comes falling onto Om's back?
(a) His pottery.
(b) His textbooks.
(c) His umbrella.
(d) His suitcase.

4. After Dina's conversation with Ibrahim, what does Om consider doing?
(a) Stealing Dina's money.
(b) Quitting the tailoring business.
(c) Burning down the building.
(d) Killing Ibrahim.

5. What type of wedding do Rustom and Dina wish to have?
(a) A small, simple wedding.
(b) A big, lavish wedding.
(c) A traditional Indian wedding.
(d) A Western wedding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dina's relationship with her brother like?

2. What does Dina feel that she is always nagging the two tailors about?

3. How is Rustom killed?

4. What article of clothing do Ishvar and Narayan sew for their father?

5. What was Rustom's most prized possession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the passengers on the train react to the sudden halt in their travel?

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

3. How is Ishvar's face disfigured?

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

5. How is the village, where the train makes its sudden halt, described?

6. What does Dina's collection of cloth symbolize?

7. What behaviors does Maneck's father begin exhibiting that embarrass his son?

8. Why does Dina put a padlock on the door?

9. What is Dina's relationship with Fredoon?

10. What are Sergeant Kesar and the facilitator sent to the streets to do?

(see the answer keys)

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