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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. What message does the new prime minister preach?
(a) Civil service.
(b) Hard work.
(c) Military sacrifice.
(d) High taxes.

2. What are the captured men served daily to eat, that is always watery?
(a) Rice.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Bread.
(d) Fruit.

3. For whom does Dina have to hire a full-time nurse?
(a) Her child.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her brother.

4. What part of Om's body becomes too sore for him to sew?
(a) His hands.
(b) His arm.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His stomach.

5. What was Dina's father's occupation?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A priest.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Maneck's father's reaction to the glass case that Maneck moved?

2. How does Maneck's father react to the new roads being built in the mountains?

3. How does Ishvar claim his sterilization form was destroyed?

4. What does Rajaram's job encourage villagers to do?

5. After five years of sewing, what part of Dina's body begins to fail?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the businessmen lure the villagers to the Prime Minister's speech, and do they follow through?

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

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

5. How is Ishvar's face disfigured?

6. Who is Ibrahim and what does he demand?

7. What is Dina's relationship with Fredoon?

8. What is the subject of the speech that the Prime Minister is giving to the villagers?

9. In Chapter 7, what happens to the slums that Om and Ishvar are living in?

10. How does the relationship between Dina and Rustom progress?

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