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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Hussain dressed when he brings Iqbal?
(a) Long coat and dress shoes.
(b) Long coat and boots.
(c) Jacket and sandals.
(d) Jacket and sneakers.

2. During what season does Iqbal appear?
(a) Just before fall begins.
(b) Winter.
(c) Just before summer begins.
(d) Spring.

3. In the Introduction, how many children between the ages of 5 and 17 are "economically active" (v) in the world?
(a) About 30 million.
(b) More than 200 million.
(c) 150 million.
(d) 300 million.

4. In Chapter 6, why had Salman been in the Tomb a few months before?
(a) He had knots in his carpet.
(b) He broke a bowl.
(c) He got his carpet dirty.
(d) He broke a water pitcher.

5. How many bricks did Salman and his family have to make a day?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 1,200.
(c) 800.
(d) 500.

6. Who decides to take bread and water to Iqbal in the tomb?
(a) Fatima, Karim, and Salman.
(b) Fatima, Karim, and Ali.
(c) Karim, Fatima, Salman, and Ali.
(d) Fatima, Maria, Ali, and Salman.

7. Which of Iqbal's siblings was often ill when he lived at home?
(a) Younger sister.
(b) Older brother.
(c) Younger brother.
(d) Older sister.

8. How old was Karim when he was sold to Hussain Khan?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

9. What does a mountain boy say is in the Tomb?
(a) Booklice and ants.
(b) Spiders, scorpions, and snakes.
(c) Salamanders and beetles.
(d) Silverfish, centipedes, and woodlice.

10. What time do the children start work at the carpet factory?
(a) An hour after sunrise.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) 4 a.m.
(d) 3 a.m.

11. As Iqbal had been dragged away, who did he look at as though he had something to say?
(a) Salman.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Maria.
(d) Karim.

12. How many days was Salman in the tomb once?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 30 hours.

13. How does Iqbal damage his carpet in Chapter 5?
(a) Cuts it with scissors.
(b) Smears it with feces.
(c) Cuts it with a knife.
(d) Drags it in the dirt.

14. What type of pattern does Hussain assign Iqbal?
(a) Moderately easy.
(b) Simple.
(c) Difficult.
(d) Easy.

15. When did Maria arrive at the carpet factory?
(a) Spring.
(b) Beginning of winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) End of fall.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of cane did the doctor have who came to see Iqbal's brother when he had a bad cough?

2. How much money did Iqbal's father borrow?

3. How long did the boy Karim remembers being in the Tomb in summer lay on his pallet when he was released?

4. How many people have the child workers seen pay off their debt?

5. How many times does Karim, one of the boys, say he went to the cinema?

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