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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 Lala refuse to hand over?
(a) Keys to the safe.
(b) His women.
(c) Keys to his home.
(d) His wallet.

2. How did the Sikhs respond to the killing of their people by the Muslims?
(a) They killed the children of a Muslim leader.
(b) They raped the women of a village.
(c) They burned down the Muslim mosque.
(d) They attacked a Muslim refugee train.

3. Who does Jugga blame for his misbehavior?
(a) His father.
(b) His mother.
(c) The police.
(d) Himself.

4. What does Chand note the Subinspector and the village have not had, in terms of why they remain at peace?
(a) Trains of refugees.
(b) Trains of diseased people.
(c) A loss of supplies.
(d) Convoys of dead people.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the headman of the village?

2. What happens to the soldiers that kill Sikhs in Jugga's story?

3. What are dacoits?

4. In what year does the story take place?

5. What is the Sutlej?

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