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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. What type of occupation does Rajaram wish to hold?
(a) An athlete.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A barber.

2. In his letter to Dina, when does Maneck say that he will be returning?
(a) One year.
(b) Six months.
(c) Never.
(d) Two years.

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

4. How does Shankar react to the new garment that Om and Ishvar sew for him?
(a) He is apathetic.
(b) He is offended.
(c) He is excited.
(d) He is confused.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Maneck gotten a job repairing in Chapter 16?

2. What part of his body does Ishvar injure falling into the ditch?

3. Who has a job working as a fortune teller when Maneck returns to the village?

4. Who teaches Om to eat with a knife and fork?

5. Who do the police arrest in Chapter 16 for the murders of the beggars?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Shankar killed?

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

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

4. How does the Beggarmaster know that he is related to Shankar?

5. How is the Beggarmaster killed?

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

7. Why does Rajaram want to move to the Himalayas?

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

9. How does it come to pass that the tailors begin eating dinner in the main house?

10. 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?

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