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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. Who was the house originally built for?
(a) The colonel.
(b) The major.
(c) The local priest.
(d) The engineer in charge of building the bridge.

2. What party does Iqbal work for?
(a) The Republican Party.
(b) Muslim League.
(c) The Communist Party.
(d) The People's Party of India.

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

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

5. Who does Jugga blame for his misbehavior?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) The police.
(d) Himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are dacoits?

2. What does the young man at the meeting suggest might be in the train that is stopped at the station?

3. What does Meet Singh claim Jugga is accused of?

4. What does Chand fear the rain will do?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the plan for the police, in terms of what to do with Malli and his gang, and who to ask villagers about in Chapter 2, section 3?

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

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

4. Describe the scene between Nooran and Jugga's mother.

5. Describe the summer monsoon.

6. Describe what the villagers find at the river with the lambardar.

7. Explain the situation between Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs, as discussed by Chand and the Subinspector in Chapter 1, section 2.

8. Explain how Imam Baksh became the mullah of the mosque.

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

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

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