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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. Who comes to stay at the rest house in the beginning of Chapter 1, section 2?
(a) Iqbal Singh.
(b) Jugga Singh.
(c) Inspector Sahib.
(d) Hukum Chand.

2. What does Jugga not hear the catcalling of the men?
(a) He is out of town.
(b) He is with his girlfriend.
(c) He is dead.
(d) He is sleeping.

3. What does Chand suggest they do with the Muslims?
(a) Kill them.
(b) Get them to leave peacefully.
(c) Force them to leave.
(d) Rob them.

4. Why has Mano Majra become important in bureaucratic circles?
(a) The officer's rest house nearby.
(b) The military presence in town.
(c) The railroad.
(d) The church in the middle of the city.

5. Why does Chand believe the Hindu women jumped into wells when faced with rape?
(a) They are too vain to allow a stranger to see them.
(b) They are too pure to allow a stranger to touch them.
(c) They are too uneducated to know they will perish.
(d) They are too proud to admit defeat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chand note the Subinspector and the village have not had, in terms of why they remain at peace?

2. Where do families sleep in the evenings during the summer?

3. What does the young girl who comes to the rest house with the old woman do?

4. What does Chand do to the young girl at the end of this section?

5. What does Chand tell the Subinspector his principle should be?

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