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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. Who is Jeevan?
(a) Om and Ishvar's dog.
(b) Om and Ishvar's old boss.
(c) Om and Ishvar's old neighbor.
(d) Om and Ishvar's cousin.

2. What lie does Dina tell Mrs. Gupta about the tailors?
(a) That they are injured.
(b) That they are ill.
(c) That they are missing.
(d) That they are dead.

3. What article of Om's clothing does Maneck tear during their fight?
(a) His pants.
(b) His hat.
(c) His shirt.
(d) His jacket.

4. How does Dina feel about the tailor's house hunting?
(a) She is upset.
(b) She is angry.
(c) She is apathetic.
(d) She is excited.

5. What does Nusswan think should happen to the people who live on the streets?
(a) They should be shot.
(b) They should be drowned.
(c) They should be poisoned.
(d) They should be stabbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of baby animals are left in Dina's fireplace?

2. At the end of the novel, how does Om respond when he hears that Maneck is back in town?

3. How does Shankar react to the new garment that Om and Ishvar sew for him?

4. Who kills Ashraf?

5. When does Om want to spy on Dina, an idea which infuriates Maneck?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Shankar killed?

2. Why does Dina go to speak to Mrs. Gupta and what does she tell her?

3. How does the reunification between Dina and Maneck transpire?

4. What do Om and Maneck do during their vacation from work?

5. What do Om and Ishvar see when they visit their old boss, Jeevan?

6. Why does the Beggarmaster leave Shankar on the streets even after it is revealed that they are brothers?

7. How does Maneck die?

8. What living conditions do the tailors see when they are returning home on their first night of freedom, and how does the Beggarmaster explain it?

9. Why does Dina lose her apartment?

10. How does Ibrahim react after Dina's apartment is destroyed?

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