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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Subinspector believe is the ultimate tool for extracting information?
(a) Silence.
(b) Threats.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Physical pain.

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

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

4. What do the police do with rioters?
(a) Evacuate them.
(b) Kill them.
(c) Arrest them.
(d) Disperse them.

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

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

7. What is the name of the stranger who enters Mana Majra?
(a) Meet.
(b) Iqbal.
(c) Sahib.
(d) Jugga.

8. How many officers arrest Juggut Singh?
(a) One.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

9. What does the word Monsoon really signify?
(a) A rainstorm.
(b) A summer rain.
(c) A season.
(d) A disaster.

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

11. What realization by Iqbal hurts his pride?
(a) That he is being arrested for murder.
(b) That he was robbed because he was a social worker.
(c) That he is being evacuated because he is a Sikh.
(d) That he is being evacuated because he is a Muslim.

12. What wakes Chand, following the discussion of the monsoon?
(a) Voices.
(b) Gunfire.
(c) Lightening.
(d) Thunder.

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

14. What sounds interrupt the couple's love making?
(a) Birds.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Gun shots.
(d) Voices.

15. Where does the stranger go when he enters town?
(a) The station house.
(b) The Sikh temple.
(c) Jugga's home.
(d) The mosque.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men find Lala hiding?

2. Who does Jugga blame for his misbehavior?

3. Who is the headman of the village?

4. What does Iqbal refuse to do that causes an outburst from one of the officers?

5. Why does Iqbal claim the British left India?

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