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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Malli taunt Jugga with?
2. Why wasn't Malli put into Jugga's cell?
3. What does the head Constable's visit do to the citizens of Mano Majra?
4. What does the leader do to Jugga?
5. What lights up the railroad tracks?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In the book, everyone fails to do what is right, except for Jugga Singh, the budmash. Explain in detail the responses by Jugga, Iqbal, Meet Singh and Hukum Chand to the knowledge that a train of Muslims will be slaughtered. Compare their responses with their supposed positions in life. What does this indicate, in terms of which character is truly a man of values?
Essay Topic 3
The inequality of the classes is a major plot theme throughout the novel. Describe the classes, as explained by Iqbal in the book. Who are considered the high class individuals? Who are considered lower class? How is this class system seen in government circles? How is it represented? Why does this concept seem to carry on, even if legislature abolishes it? Do you think Iqbal's social status has any ramifications in the book? Does the social status of Hukum Chand play a role? What about the social status of Meet Singh or the lambardar? What is the social status of Jugga? If you rank each of these characters, who is of the lowest class? By the end of the novel, who is the character who comes through, and saves the lives of the Muslims? What does this indicate about the value of the caste system, in terms of actual value of people?
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