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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. How is Rustom killed?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is in a building that explodes.
(c) He is stabbed.
(d) He is hit by a car.

2. What does Shankar encourage the tailors to call him as a nickname?
(a) Flea.
(b) Maggot.
(c) Grub.
(d) Worm.

3. What does Dina hope will not delay her new tailors from arriving?
(a) The police.
(b) The riots.
(c) The bombings.
(d) The parades.

4. What does the officer at the railway station pour on the tailors to rouse them?
(a) Water.
(b) Dirt.
(c) Garbage.
(d) Urine.

5. Why is Dina annoyed with Maneck after his first day of classes?
(a) His pants are torn.
(b) He returns home late.
(c) He has lost his school books.
(d) He had already eaten dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Om when he was sent to study under his uncle, Ishvar?

2. While Ishvar, Om, and Maneck are traveling by train, what possession of Maneck's comes falling onto Om's back?

3. On what do the tailors blame their punctuality when they arrive at Dina's early in the morning?

4. Who is Dina trying to keep out by putting the padlock on the door?

5. What did Maneck give his mother every morning in a tradition that she always looked forward to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who is Ibrahim and what does he demand?

4. What happens to young Maneck when he is away for the first time at boarding school?

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

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

7. After completing the first order of dresses, how do Om and Ishvar act around the shop?

8. What is Dina's relationship with Fredoon?

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

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

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