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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item does Om stop to purchase after he realizes he has sat on his old one?

2. After unrest breaks out in town, what does Ashraf change the name of his shop to?

3. What type of petal is being thrown from the helicopter onto the Prime Minister's stage?

4. Who does Dina Dalal typically have to beg for monthly rent?

5. What does Maneck call Dina?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the relationship between Dina and Rustom progress?

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

3. What does Dina teach Maneck to do in Chapter 8, and why?

4. What is Dina's relationship with Fredoon?

5. How is Dina Dalal's home described?

6. What signs does Dina believe she receives telling her not to date again?

7. How does Maneck's father, Farokh, treat his soft-drink recipe?

8. What does Dina's collection of cloth symbolize?

9. Why does Om rent a bicycle?

10. Why does Maneck say that he is going to college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even though many of the characters are living lives of squalor, there is an innate lever of generosity within the communities.

Part 1.) Choose one character that has proven to be a generous character even though they did not have excessive means, and give three examples of their generosity.

Part 2.) Choose one character that has chosen to be stingy even though they had the means to be generous and give three examples of their stinginess.

Part 3.) Explain why you think these characters chose to react to the poverty around them in this manner.

Essay Topic 2

Dina's relationship with Maneck runs the gamut of levels. There are times when she is interested in him as lover, a son, a friend.

Part 1.) Create a timeline of progression for the ways that Dina views Maneck. What seem to the be triggers that move her from one mentality to another?

Part 2.) Explain the different ways that Maneck responds to Dina's view of him. In what type of relationship does he seem to be the most interested?

Part 3.) Explain which relationship you think would be the best for Dina and Maneck. What type of relationship seems to be the healthiest? Which would most benefit the characters as individuals?

Essay Topic 3

Om and Ishvar are forced to move around quite a bit within the novel. The main places that they call home are the slums, the work camp, the doorway, and Dina's home. Briefly describe the characters lives in each of those homes, what was positive about each of them, and what was negative.

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