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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 does Om rent in an attempt to follow Dina Dalal?
(a) A rickshaw.
(b) A bicycle.
(c) A boat.
(d) A taxi.

2. What part of his body did Maneck's father lose when a bottle of the family beverage exploded?
(a) His arm.
(b) His eye.
(c) His hand.
(d) His ear.

3. Where did Dina and Rustom meet?
(a) At a music hall.
(b) At the market.
(c) At the library.
(d) At the art museum.

4. What did Om used to massage for his father?
(a) His hands.
(b) His stomach.
(c) His feet.
(d) His back.

5. What does Ibrahim demand of the tailoring business?
(a) That they pay him ten percent.
(b) That they make him a new uniform.
(c) That they hire him.
(d) That it be stopped.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much money are the villagers promised to attend the Prime Minister's speech?

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

4. What does Rajaram encourage Om and Ishvar to apply for?

5. How is Rustom killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Maneck say that he is going to college?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Dukhi send for his sons to be sent to live with Ashraf?

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