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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 laughs during Shankar's funeral, and asks Dina to leave with him?
(a) Nusswan.
(b) Avinash.
(c) Ashraf.
(d) The Beggarmaster.

2. What part of his body does Ishvar lose?
(a) His testicles.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His legs.
(d) His hands.

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

4. At the end of the novel, how does Om respond when he hears that Maneck is back in town?
(a) He is apathetic.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is confused.

5. What does Om spit in Thakur's face?
(a) Bread.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Milk.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many rupees per week must Om and Ishvar pay the Beggarmaster in return for their freedom?

3. For whose funeral does Maneck return to the mountains?

4. How many weeks does Maneck have off of school for vacation?

5. Where is the bump that grows on the Beggarmaster and his newly found relatives' bodies, proving their relation to one another?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Dina lose her apartment?

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

4. Why are the police called to Shankar's funeral?

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

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

7. How does Om lose his testicles?

8. How does Ishvar lose his legs?

9. How is the Beggarmaster killed?

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

(see the answer keys)

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