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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Mano Majra.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of Muslim does Haseena note is still in Chundunnegger, although they could also be called Sikhs?
(a) Priests.
(b) Pregnant women.
(c) Hermaphrodites.
(d) Homosexuals.

3. Who is the headman of the village?
(a) Jugga Singh.
(b) Iqbal Singh.
(c) Banta Singh.
(d) Meet Singh.

4. Why does Iqbal claim the British left India?
(a) They were afraid.
(b) They were angry.
(c) They were no longer needed.
(d) They were lonely.

5. What happens to the soldiers that kill Sikhs in Jugga's story?
(a) They are arrested.
(b) They are robbed.
(c) They crash and die.
(d) They are murdered.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the releasing of Malli and his gang imply to the villagers?

2. What happened to Haseena's mother?

3. How did the hijras escape being killed?

4. Why does the lambardar refuse to look after the property of the Muslims?

5. What are the villagers to collect and take to the trucks by the station?

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