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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do the men of the village go in times of importance in the village?
(a) The headman's house.
(b) The river.
(c) The mosque.
(d) The temple.

2. What does Chand associate his guilt over the girl to?
(a) His hangover.
(b) His morality.
(c) His loyalty to his wife.
(d) The events the night before.

3. Why does Meet imply by assuming Iqbal's name of Singh?
(a) He assumes he is American.
(b) He assumes he is Hindu.
(c) He assumes he is Muslim.
(d) He assumes he is Sikh.

4. How did the hijras escape being killed?
(a) They made the Christians laugh.
(b) They made the Sikhs laugh.
(c) They made the Hindus laugh.
(d) They made the Muslims laugh.

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

6. How is Lala killed?
(a) He is starved to death.
(b) He is beaten to death.
(c) He is shot in the head.
(d) He is stabbed in the stomach.

7. Who was the house originally built for?
(a) The colonel.
(b) The engineer in charge of building the bridge.
(c) The local priest.
(d) The major.

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

9. What does the mullah of the mosque believe in terms of freedom?
(a) That freedom only benefits the educated.
(b) That freedom often means an increase in violence.
(c) That freedom is an impossible concept.
(d) That freedom is worth fighting for.

10. 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.

11. What has happened to the trains since the partition of the country?
(a) They have been early.
(b) They have been late.
(c) They have stopped coming.
(d) They have increased in number.

12. What happened to Haseena's mother?
(a) She died during a rape.
(b) She was captured by Muslims.
(c) She died after Haseena was born.
(d) She fled after Haseena was born.

13. What do Jugga's enemies bring for him?
(a) Earrings.
(b) Swords.
(c) Shields.
(d) Bangles.

14. What indicates to those on the train that Iqbal is educated?
(a) He can speak.
(b) He is sitting in first class.
(c) He is dressed well.
(d) He can read.

15. What happens in the night at the station that turns the sky orange?
(a) The trains leave.
(b) A fire is lit.
(c) The soldier begin shooting people.
(d) The soldiers turn on generators.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Mano Majra become important in bureaucratic circles?

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

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

4. How did the Sikhs respond to the killing of their people by the Muslims?

5. What type of Muslim does Haseena note is still in Chundunnegger, although they could also be called Sikhs?

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