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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Maneck's father's reaction to the glass case that Maneck moved?
(a) He was excited.
(b) He was apathetic.
(c) He was confused.
(d) He was displeased.

2. After five years of sewing, what part of Dina's body begins to fail?
(a) Her heart.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) Her fingers.
(d) Her lungs.

3. What does Ibrahim demand of the tailoring business?
(a) That it be stopped.
(b) That they hire him.
(c) That they pay him ten percent.
(d) That they make him a new uniform.

4. When the tailors hear a booming on their walk home, what is being destroyed?
(a) The slums.
(b) The schools.
(c) The hospitals.
(d) The libraries.

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

6. Where did Dina and Rustom meet?
(a) At the art museum.
(b) At the library.
(c) At a music hall.
(d) At the market.

7. What does Ashraf's father own, giving both himself and Dukhi work?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A construction company.
(c) A demolition company.
(d) A lumberyard.

8. Who is threatened by the police, being forced to give up Om and Ishvar?
(a) Shankar.
(b) The night watchman.
(c) Rajaram.
(d) Dina.

9. What occupation did Ishvar's father have while the family was living in the village?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A cobbler.
(c) A butcher.
(d) A blacksmith.

10. What are the villagers doing on the railroad tracks in Chapter 4?
(a) Using the bathroom.
(b) Building homes.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Playing.

11. Which of the characters introduced in the prologue is considered to be the wealthiest?
(a) Maneck.
(b) Om.
(c) Dina.
(d) Ishvar.

12. As a child, what was Maneck's favorite day of the week?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

13. After meeting with Rustom, how does Nusswan feel about his sister's impending marriage?
(a) He is excited.
(b) He is disappointed.
(c) He is angry.
(d) He is apathetic.

14. Who does Maneck ask Dina about when he first reaches her house in Chapter 5?
(a) Om and Ishvar.
(b) Shanti.
(c) His parents.
(d) Nusswan.

15. What does Rajaram's job encourage villagers to do?
(a) Get an education.
(b) Have children.
(c) Get sterilized.
(d) Get married.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What object is Om forced to carry around town in Chapter 7?

3. Why is Dina annoyed with Maneck after his first day of classes?

4. After the first order of 36 dresses, what does the export company request?

5. What seems to be an epidemic in the setting of this novel?

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