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

2. What is the Sutlej?
(a) The smallest river in the Punjab.
(b) The capital of India.
(c) The largest river in the Punjab.
(d) The capital of Pakistan.

3. Where do the men find Lala hiding?
(a) In the shower.
(b) In the barn.
(c) Inside the cellar.
(d) Under the bed.

4. What does Lala offer the men to leave?
(a) Bonds.
(b) Jewels.
(c) Money.
(d) Land.

5. What was created in the summer of 1947?
(a) The new state of Sikhs.
(b) The new state of Pakistan.
(c) The new state of Israel.
(d) The new state of India.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lala refuse to hand over?

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

3. What is revealed about Jugga's father in this section?

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

5. What sounds interrupt the couple's love making?

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