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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 part of his body does Ishvar lose?

2. How many times does Dina promise to pay rent on the sewing machines next month to keep them from being repossessed?

3. What are the men called that terrorize Dina's apartment?

4. What does Rajaram want to do with his life after he moves?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dina do around the house when the tailors are off searching for a house, and how does she react when they return?

2. What happens when the debt collector visits Dina?

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

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

5. What happens when the Beggarmaster comes to visit the relocation camp in Chapter 9?

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

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

8. What happens when Dina purchases a bottle of vermifuge and gives a dose to Om?

9. How does Ishvar lose his legs?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dina Dalal is described as a very tough woman. There have been many mishaps in her life that have shaped her. Describe two incidents in Dina's life that have shaped her into the independent woman that she is. Also, compare/contrast Dina's relationships with her brother Nusswan and Rustom. Which relationship do you think had a larger impact on her?

Essay Topic 2

There are many different landscapes over which this novel takes place: the mountains, the slums, and the cities. Briefly explain what do you think each of these landscapes represents, and why do you think Mistry chose to set certain events of the novel within each of these landscapes?

Essay Topic 3

Dina's character changes quite a bit when it comes to her ability to love.

Part 1.) Explain why you think Dina was initially so cold to the tailors.

Part 2.) Explain the ways that the tailors won Dina over, warming her heart.

Part 3.) Explain the outcome of this changing relationship. Who do you think the love benefited more?

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