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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 right does Narayan attempt to exercise when he is killed?
(a) The right to an attorney.
(b) The right to bear arms.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) The right to vote.

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

3. What does Dina padlock the door to protect?
(a) The safe of money.
(b) Rustom's bicycle.
(c) Her family history.
(d) The name of the textile company.

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

5. What vegetable does Maneck encourage Dina to eat?
(a) Squash.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Carrots.
(d) Spinach.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does the Monkey-Man kill after returning home from the speech?

3. What type of petal is being thrown from the helicopter onto the Prime Minister's stage?

4. What are the huts that the relocated men live in made of?

5. What is Nusswan's wife's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Om and Ishvar find shelter after they lose their home in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

5. How is Dina Dalal's home described?

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

7. How does Mrs. Gupta feel about The Emergency?

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

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

10. How does Maneck's father, Farokh, treat his soft-drink recipe?

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