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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14, Return of Solitude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the facilitator complain that he does not want to feed and house?
(a) The children.
(b) The crippled.
(c) The women.
(d) The elderly.

2. What does Nusswan think should happen to the people who live on the streets?
(a) They should be stabbed.
(b) They should be shot.
(c) They should be poisoned.
(d) They should be drowned.

3. What were young Ishvar and his brother hit with as punishment after they broke into the upper-class school?
(a) A stick.
(b) Rocks.
(c) A ruler.
(d) A cane.

4. What does Shankar encourage the tailors to call him as a nickname?
(a) Flea.
(b) Maggot.
(c) Grub.
(d) Worm.

5. Who comes to cut Shankar's hair in Chapter 14?
(a) Rajaram.
(b) The Beggarmaster.
(c) Maneck.
(d) Dina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Namaskaar lend Om and Ishvar to aid in their bathing?

2. How much money are the villagers actually paid for attending the Prime Minister's speech?

3. Who does Dina visit to ask for money in Chapter 9?

4. How does Maneck's father react to the new roads being built in the mountains?

5. After meeting with Rustom, how does Nusswan feel about his sister's impending marriage?

(see the answer key)

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