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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Dacoity, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do local police consider Jugga?
(a) A guru.
(b) A gentleman.
(c) A troublemaker.
(d) A priest.

2. What do the citizens of Mano Majra time their lives by?
(a) The prayers of the Muslims.
(b) The time of day.
(c) The trains.
(d) The tides.

3. In what year does the story take place?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1750.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1850.

4. What does the young girl who comes to the rest house with the old woman do?
(a) She cleans.
(b) She is a barber.
(c) She sings and dances.
(d) She cooks.

5. How many passenger trains stop in Mano Majra each day?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Man Majra known for?

2. Who was the house originally built for?

3. What do Jugga's enemies bring for him?

4. What is the Sutlej?

5. Why does Chand believe the Hindu women jumped into wells when faced with rape?

(see the answer key)

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