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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. Who is Dina trying to keep out by putting the padlock on the door?
(a) Ishvar.
(b) Om.
(c) Nusswan.
(d) Mrs. Gupta.

2. What seems to be an epidemic in the setting of this novel?
(a) Disease.
(b) Greed.
(c) Theft.
(d) Poverty.

3. For whom does Dina have to hire a full-time nurse?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her child.
(d) Her mother.

4. What right does Narayan attempt to exercise when he is killed?
(a) The right to vote.
(b) Freedom of speech.
(c) The right to bear arms.
(d) The right to an attorney.

5. What do the two men ask Dina for permission to do while they are sewing?
(a) To eat.
(b) To talk.
(c) To drink.
(d) To smoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the village that the train is traveling through smell of?

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

3. What article of clothing do Ishvar and Narayan sew for their father?

4. What has the train hit, causing the delay in transportation?

5. What part of Ishvar's body did an animal disfigure?

(see the answer key)

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