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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Karma, Section II.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the villagers smell at the end of this section?
(a) Flood waters rising.
(b) The wood stoves being lit.
(c) Dead bodies being burned.
(d) The smell of the trains moving.

3. What proof does Jugga's mother have he was not involved in the dacoit?
(a) He was out of town.
(b) He was sleeping.
(c) His word.
(d) The bangles.

4. What is in the train that arrives at the station in this section?
(a) Goods.
(b) Dead bodies.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Mail.

5. What does Meet Singh try to explain to police?
(a) That Iqbal is a Sikh.
(b) That Iqbal is a Catholic.
(c) That Iqbal is a Hindu.
(d) That Iqbal is a Muslim.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Meet Singh arrange for Iqbal to sleep?

4. Why did Chand shake the shoulder of the old man on the train?

5. What does the Subinspector believe is the ultimate tool for extracting information?

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