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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which character plunges his fingers down his throat to clear out excess bile?
(a) Shankar.
(b) Om.
(c) Ishvar.
(d) Maneck.

2. What article of clothing does Ashraf wish to buy for the tailors?
(a) Hats.
(b) Shirts.
(c) Pants.
(d) Robes.

3. What does Dina pour over Om's head to cure his lice?
(a) Water.
(b) Tomato juice.
(c) Kerosene.
(d) Alcohol.

4. What game does Maneck attempt to teach Om during their vacation?
(a) Poker.
(b) Chess.
(c) Backgammon.
(d) Checkers.

5. In Chapter 15, what family member does Ashraf tell the tailors has died?
(a) His mother.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His sister.
(d) His wife.

6. Who plays nurse to Ishvar while he is recovering from his injury in Chapter 9?
(a) Rajaram.
(b) Om.
(c) Shankar.
(d) Dina.

7. How does Dina react to Maneck's return?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is excited.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is apathetic.

8. What part of the goonda's bodies were broken in their "accident" orchestrated by the Beggarmaster?
(a) Their legs.
(b) Their fingers.
(c) Their arms.
(d) Their necks.

9. What item does Maneck hope to return to his college roommate?
(a) Textbooks.
(b) A sewing machine.
(c) Some clothing.
(d) The chess set.

10. How does Nusswan feel about having Dina back in his home at the end of the novel?
(a) He is apathetic.
(b) He is angry.
(c) He is happy.
(d) He is sad.

11. What does Dina lend to Rajaram when he wants to start his own business?
(a) Cloth.
(b) A sewing machine.
(c) A grooming kit.
(d) Money.

12. Who is Mr.Valmik?
(a) Dina's partner.
(b) Dina's doctor.
(c) Dina's teacher.
(d) Dina's lawyer.

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

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

15. What lie does Dina tell Mrs. Gupta about the tailors?
(a) That they are injured.
(b) That they are missing.
(c) That they are dead.
(d) That they are ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do the police arrest in Chapter 16 for the murders of the beggars?

2. How many perspective wives are found for Om back in the village?

3. How does Dina feel about the tailor's house hunting?

4. Who is Jeevan?

5. Who does Ishvar write a letter to back in the village in regards to finding Om a wife?

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