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

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

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

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

5. Who comes to stay at the rest house in the beginning of Chapter 1, section 2?
(a) Hukum Chand.
(b) Inspector Sahib.
(c) Jugga Singh.
(d) Iqbal Singh.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lala refuse to hand over?

2. How does the Subinspector determine Iqbal's faith?

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

4. What religion is Haseena?

5. What does Iqbal tell Meet Singh creates criminals?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Malli and his gang come into possession of the evacuated Muslim's property?

2. Describe the town of Mano Majra at the beginning of the book.

3. Explain how the Sikh officer determined the number of refugees killed on the ghost train.

4. Explain why the Subinspector evacuated Chundunnegger.

5. Explain why Chand now believes Iqbal is a Sikh.

6. Explain why the villagers allow the Muslims to be evacuated.

7. Describe Chand's nightmare the night after the day with the ghost train.

8. Describe Iqbal's view of Indians, in terms of sexuality.

9. Describe the opinions of the lambardar and Imam Baksh, the mullah, in terms of freedom.

10. Describe the young woman who comes to entertain Chand in Chapter 1, section 2.

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