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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 does the facilitator complain that he does not want to feed and house?
(a) The children.
(b) The women.
(c) The elderly.
(d) The crippled.

2. How does Dina react to Maneck's return?
(a) She is confused.
(b) She is excited.
(c) She is angry.
(d) She is apathetic.

3. What has Maneck gotten a job repairing in Chapter 16?
(a) Car motors.
(b) Refrigerators.
(c) Air conditioners.
(d) Sewing machines.

4. What are the men called that terrorize Dina's apartment?
(a) Loombas.
(b) Thoombas.
(c) Boondas.
(d) Goondas.

5. Where does Rajaram want to move in chapter 13?
(a) To the Himalayas.
(b) To South America.
(c) To Nepal.
(d) To America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Dina visit to ask for money in Chapter 9?

2. In his letter to Dina, when does Maneck say that he will be returning?

3. Who does Rajaram inadvertently kill, causing a family to beat him?

4. What part of his body does Ishvar lose?

5. How did Rajaram kill the beggars whose hair he stole?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Rajaram that prompts him to leave his job at the government?

2. How is the Beggarmaster killed?

3. What happens when Om begins to itch with lice?

4. How do the established workers at the relocation camp treat the newcomers?

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

6. How does Maneck die?

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

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. How is Shankar killed?

10. How does Ishvar lose his legs?

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