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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 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 cooks.
(d) She sings and dances.

2. What does Jugga's mother promise Nooran?
(a) She will kill Jugga.
(b) She will keep her safe.
(c) She will send her money.
(d) Jugga will come get her when he can.

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

4. Why does the lambardar refuse to look after the property of the Muslims?
(a) Property poisons the mind.
(b) He hates the Muslims.
(c) He wants to be free of responsibility.
(d) He is afraid for his own safety.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Iqbal believe the country should focus on instead of industry and agriculture?

2. What realization by Iqbal hurts his pride?

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

4. What does Iqbal claim Indians always have on their minds?

5. Where had Chand heard the song the young woman sang the second time?

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