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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Small Obstacles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What message does the new prime minister preach?
(a) Military sacrifice.
(b) High taxes.
(c) Civil service.
(d) Hard work.

2. What type of job does Dina take on from Shirin Aunty?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Sewing.
(d) Cleaning.

3. What does Rajaram collect?
(a) Rags.
(b) Garbage.
(c) Books.
(d) Hair.

4. Om and Ishvar are traveling to apply for which position?
(a) A policeman.
(b) A tailor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A butcher.

5. What crime do the villagers believe that Ishvar's parents' committed in order to be so blessed?
(a) Kidnapping.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Arson.
(d) Murder.

Short Answer Questions

1. The body of which animal was Ishvar sent to retrieve when he was began apprenticing his father?

2. What do the two men ask Dina for permission to do while they are sewing?

3. What does Dukhi take a job grinding into powder to support his family?

4. What does Ibrahim demand of the tailoring business?

5. After five years of sewing, what part of Dina's body begins to fail?

(see the answer key)

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