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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What blocks the door to the Tomb?
(a) Piles of dirt.
(b) Weeds.
(c) Small bushes.
(d) Sticks and stones.

2. What body part was a boy missing who Karim remembers was in the Tomb in summer?
(a) Toe.
(b) Nose.
(c) Little finger.
(d) Ear.

3. 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 water pitcher.
(c) He got his carpet dirty.
(d) He broke a bowl.

4. How many years did Salman work in a brick factory?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

6. How many days does Karim remember a boy was kept in the Tomb in summer?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

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

8. What type of door leads to the Tomb?
(a) Wood.
(b) Steel.
(c) Iron.
(d) Brick.

9. How many times does Karim, one of the boys, say he went to the cinema?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

11. What is the only thing that stirs after Iqbal is dragged away?
(a) Woodlice.
(b) Mosquitoes.
(c) Ants.
(d) Horseflies.

12. What industries rely on child labor?
(a) Garments and shoes.
(b) Cotton and coffee.
(c) Brick-making and carpet-making.
(d) Sugarcane and tobacco.

13. How many masters has Iqbal had before Hussain Khan?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

14. What type of animal pulled a plow when Fatima lived with her family?
(a) Mule.
(b) Donkey.
(c) Yak.
(d) Buffalo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What window do the children have to crawl under to reach the tomb?

2. How does Iqbal's work compare to the other workers?

3. How old was Salman?

4. In Chapter 4, who gives Fatima and the other carpet makers ointment for their hands?

5. Of the children between 5 and 17 who economically active are under the age of 10?

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