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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of carpet does Karim say that Iqbal is making?
(a) Gabbeh.
(b) Sarouk.
(c) Blue Bukhara.
(d) Red Tabriz.

2. What simile is used to describe Fatima and the other carpet makers as they watch Iqbal dragged off to be punished?
(a) Nervous hatchlings.
(b) Cowering birds.
(c) Frightened baby chicks.
(d) Terrified puppies.

3. What type of cane did the doctor have who came to see Iqbal's brother when he had a bad cough?
(a) Rosewood.
(b) Oak.
(c) Bamboo.
(d) Cedar.

4. How many carpets like the one Iqbal is making in Chapter 4 are made each year?
(a) 2 or 3.
(b) 1 or 2.
(c) 3 or 4.
(d) 5 or 6.

5. Where is Iqbal taken after he damages his carpet?
(a) Tomb.
(b) Latrine.
(c) Garbage pit.
(d) Cellar.

6. How many people have the child workers seen pay off their debt?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) None.

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

8. How many times does the mistress clap her hands to signal that the children should sit and begin working at their looms?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

9. Of the children between 5 and 17 who economically active are under the age of 10?
(a) 40 million.
(b) About 73 million.
(c) 18 million.
(d) Not quite 5 million.

10. What is Iqbal's last name?
(a) Bukhari.
(b) Abbasi.
(c) Ehsan.
(d) Masih.

11. How long did the boy Karim remembers being in the Tomb in summer lay on his pallet when he was released?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) A week.
(d) 5 days.

12. What do Hussain Khan and his wife usually do after selling carpets to foreigners?
(a) Watch television and celebrate.
(b) Have a big meal and celebrate.
(c) Listen to the radio and celebrate.
(d) Go out to a movie to celebrate.

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

14. What is Hussain holding in his left hand when he brings Iqbal?
(a) Basket.
(b) Sack.
(c) Papers.
(d) Food.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Hussain Khan say he gives Fatima?

2. How many children are working in conditions of "forced and bonded labor" (v)?

3. In what city is the carpet-making factory?

4. How does Iqbal damage his carpet in Chapter 5?

5. Where is Iqbal, in Chapter 5, while Fatima waits to use the bathroom?

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