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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave the police the names of those responsible for Lal's murder?
(a) Imam.
(b) Jugga.
(c) Iqbal.
(d) Meet Singh.

2. What does Iqbal note he should have done to begin his political career?
(a) Gone to jail.
(b) Ran for office.
(c) Voted.
(d) Visited Britain.

3. What is Man Majra known for?
(a) Its all Muslim population.
(b) Its violent population.
(c) Its railway station.
(d) Its bridges.

4. What does Jugga believe in that claims bad acts result in bad harvest?
(a) Newton's Law.
(b) Karma.
(c) Righteousness.
(d) Fate.

5. What do the citizens call the dark age?
(a) The Coming.
(b) The Kalyug.
(c) The Entya.
(d) The Wara.

6. What does Iqbal believe the country should focus on instead of industry and agriculture?
(a) Stopping immigration.
(b) Stopping crime.
(c) Halting the exploding population.
(d) Halting emigration.

7. What does Iqbal believe is the reason that he and Jugga are treated differently?
(a) The caste system.
(b) He is English.
(c) He is more attractive.
(d) He is not a troublemaker.

8. What does Chand suggest they do with the Muslims?
(a) Rob them.
(b) Force them to leave.
(c) Kill them.
(d) Get them to leave peacefully.

9. What value is placed above others in the Punjabi, according to Iqbal?
(a) Being true to ones self.
(b) Saving one's family.
(c) Being a person of moral value.
(d) Being true to one's fellow villager.

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

11. Why doesn't the lambardar tell the people what is happening?
(a) He is afraid.
(b) He doesn't wish to frighten the villagers.
(c) He was sworn to secrecy.
(d) He himself does not know.

12. What does Chand do to the young girl at the end of this section?
(a) Begins making love to her.
(b) Threatens her.
(c) Berates her.
(d) Kills her.

13. What religion is Haseena?
(a) Hindu.
(b) Sikh.
(c) Muslim.
(d) Christian.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lala refuse to hand over?

2. How many officers arrest Juggut Singh?

3. Where did Chand spend his time in order to purge himself of the obsession?

4. Where do the men find Lala hiding?

5. What does Iqbal claim to be, in terms of his profession?

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