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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Chand associate his guilt over the girl to?
2. Why doesn't the lambardar tell the people what is happening?
3. Who is the only Hindu in Mano Majra?
4. What does the word Monsoon really signify?
5. What sounds interrupt the couple's love making?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain Iqbal's belief on the population of India, and on the money spent on agriculture and industry.
2. Describe how the bodies from the ghost train in Chapter 4 are handled.
3. Tell the story Jugga recites on the way to the police station.
4. Describe how the villagers learn of what was in the train.
5. Explain the situation between Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs, as discussed by Chand and the Subinspector in Chapter 1, section 2.
6. 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?
7. Explain the Subinspector's view of physical torture as punishment.
8. 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?
9. Describe Imam Baksh's belief of how a religious man is seen. and why.
10. Describe the summer monsoon.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Foreshadowing is used very heavily in the novel and helps add both depth and realism to the characters. Give three examples of foreshadowing used in the book and explain how that instance is used to signify events that occur later in the novel.
Essay Topic 2
Iqbal claims that Jugga is budmash, or a troublemaker, because the government has made him that way. He claims the government makes rules to make those that are disliked labeled criminal. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Is any action inherently bad? Why? What makes something legal or illegal? Does this make the person committing the crime bad? Why or why not? Jugga claims he is a criminal because it is his destiny to be a criminal. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Do you think Jugga's concept that he is a criminal because he chooses bad behaviors is accurate? Do you think it is possible that once someone is labeled a criminal, it is difficult to become anything else? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Symbolism is used several times in the book. Discuss the Sutlej, the ghost train, and the monsoon, and how those objects are used as symbols in the novel. Be sure to be expansive in your explanation and include support from the book for your conclusions.
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