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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Chand do with the young prostitute in the middle of Chapter two, section two?
(a) Kills her.
(b) Falls asleep next to her.
(c) Rapes her.
(d) Makes love to her.

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

6. What was created in the summer of 1947?
(a) The new state of Israel.
(b) The new state of Pakistan.
(c) The new state of India.
(d) The new state of Sikhs.

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

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

9. What happened to the time schedule in September?
(a) It became punctual.
(b) It became reliable.
(c) It stopped altogether.
(d) It became unreliable.

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

11. Where did Chand spend his time in order to purge himself of the obsession?
(a) A courthouse.
(b) A house of prostitution.
(c) A garage.
(d) The crematorium.

12. Who is the headman of the village?
(a) Iqbal Singh.
(b) Banta Singh.
(c) Meet Singh.
(d) Jugga Singh.

13. What images does Hukum Chand see at the beginning of Chapter two, section two?
(a) Images of the dead bodies on the train.
(b) Images of his daughter.
(c) Images of his wife.
(d) Images of soldiers.

14. What are dacoits?
(a) Professional farmers.
(b) Professional detectives.
(c) Professional robbers.
(d) Professional killers.

15. What does Iqbal claim to be, in terms of his profession?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A social worker.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Chand heard the song the young woman sang the second time?

2. What term of endearment is used for Imam Baksh?

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

4. What does the young girl think the shot is?

5. How did the hijras escape being killed?

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