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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 do the two men ask Dina for permission to do while they are sewing?
(a) To drink.
(b) To eat.
(c) To talk.
(d) To smoke.

2. Who is Dina trying to keep out by putting the padlock on the door?
(a) Om.
(b) Nusswan.
(c) Ishvar.
(d) Mrs. Gupta.

3. What does Rajaram encourage Om and Ishvar to apply for?
(a) Unemployment.
(b) Bank accounts.
(c) Ration cards.
(d) Social Security.

4. What animal does the Monkey-Man kill after returning home from the speech?
(a) A deer.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A dog.
(d) A cat.

5. When does the tap in the village run?
(a) In the afternoons.
(b) All day.
(c) In the mornings.
(d) In the evenings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What beverage does Maneck's family produce?

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

3. What right does Narayan attempt to exercise when he is killed?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kindness does Dina show Om in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who is Ibrahim and what does he demand?

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

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

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