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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. At the end of Chapter 4, how many days pass before the foreign buyers are about to arrive?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How high can Fatima count when she starts working at the carpet factory?

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

3. How many times does the mistress clap her hands to signal that the children should sit and begin working at their looms?

4. How many minutes of a cricket games does Karim brag he saw through the window of the master's house?

5. How many kites does Iqbal remember seeing in a spring sky?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Fatima remember about her family?

2. What is the Tomb and what is it like?

3. Why does Karim help Salman, Ali, and Fatima to get out to help Iqbal?

4. How is Iqbal punished for damaging his carpet?

5. What is bonded labor and how does it relate to children in some countries?

6. How are the other children punished for Iqbal's behavior?

7. What is known about Maria, and how does she act?

8. What is it like working for Hussain as he expects a visit from clients?

9. Who are the numskulls?

10. How are things different on the day the foreigners are to come to buy carpets?

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