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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is happening in India during the time of the book?
(a) The Americans have invaded India.
(b) The British are moving into India.
(c) The Muslims have taken over India.
(d) The Hindus and Muslims are in a war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Haseena's mother?

2. What do the citizens call the dark age?

3. What happens to the soldiers that kill Sikhs in Jugga's story?

4. What does Chand believe is the only absolute truth?

5. What proof does Jugga's mother have he was not involved in the dacoit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain Chand's view of how people should spend their conscious time and effort.

2. Describe how the bodies from the ghost train in Chapter 4 are handled.

3. Describe Jugga, in terms of how others see him, and how he sees himself.

4. Explain Iqbal's argument to Jugga about his status as a budmash, and Jugga's response.

5. What is revealed about Jugga's physical appearance, and his father, in Chapter 1, section 2?

6. In section 2 of Chapter 4, what does Chand tell the Subinspector to do, in terms of the planned massacre of the refugees on the train?

7. Explain why the police let Malli and his gang go free, why they claimed Iqbal was a Muslim, and why they sought to convey an idea that Sultana may have been to blame for the murder?

8. Explain why Chand tells the Subinspector that getting involved where there are bullets does not make sense.

9. Describe Nooran, as the dacoits describe her.

10. Explain Iqbal's belief on the population of India, and on the money spent on agriculture and industry.

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