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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. For whom does Dina have to hire a full-time nurse?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her child.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her mother.

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

3. Who lines the street of the village as the train is passing?
(a) Students.
(b) Beggars.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What crime do the villagers believe that Ishvar's parents' committed in order to be so blessed?

5. What does Ishvar hope to secure for Om upon returning to the village?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Sergeant Kesar and the facilitator sent to the streets to do?

3. What is life like for Om and Ishvar while they are living with Nawaz?

4. What is Dina's relationship with Fredoon?

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

6. How is Dina Dalal's home described?

7. How do Ishvar and Om meet Maneck?

8. When do Om and Ishvar first meet Rajaram?

9. What happens when Rustom goes out to buy ice cream on his third wedding anniversary?

10. Why is Narayan murdered?

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