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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 is Dina worried about when the tailors do not show up for work in Chapter 8?
(a) The police control.
(b) The tailors' safety.
(c) Her unfinished order.
(d) The destructive weather.

2. What seems to be an epidemic in the setting of this novel?
(a) Theft.
(b) Disease.
(c) Greed.
(d) Poverty.

3. After the slums closing, what is there an outbreak of amongst the villagers?
(a) Dysentary.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Scarlet Fever.
(d) Influenza.

4. What vehicle is collecting outside the slums when Om and Ishvar leave for work?
(a) Bicycles.
(b) Buses.
(c) Taxis.
(d) Boats.

5. What were young Ishvar and his brother hit with as punishment after they broke into the upper-class school?
(a) Rocks.
(b) A stick.
(c) A cane.
(d) A ruler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Om's love interest that he meets at the water tap?

2. After Dina's conversation with Ibrahim, what does Om consider doing?

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

4. Where did Dina and Rustom meet?

5. What does Dina padlock the door to protect?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Dina Dalal's home described?

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

3. Why does Om rent a bicycle?

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

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

6. How is Ishvar's face disfigured?

7. What signs does Dina believe she receives telling her not to date again?

8. How do Ishvar and Om meet Maneck?

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

10. When do Om and Ishvar first meet Rajaram?

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