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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, Dacoity, Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Jugga's enemies bring for him?
(a) Bangles.
(b) Shields.
(c) Earrings.
(d) Swords.

2. Why does Chand believe the Hindu women jumped into wells when faced with rape?
(a) They are too proud to admit defeat.
(b) They are too uneducated to know they will perish.
(c) They are too vain to allow a stranger to see them.
(d) They are too pure to allow a stranger to touch them.

3. What is Man Majra known for?
(a) Its railway station.
(b) Its bridges.
(c) Its violent population.
(d) Its all Muslim population.

4. What does Lala offer the men to leave?
(a) Land.
(b) Bonds.
(c) Jewels.
(d) Money.

5. What event ends Chand's actions with the young woman?
(a) Chand falls asleep.
(b) Chand is ill.
(c) Two gunshots, and shouting.
(d) The young girl screams.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is revealed about Jugga's father in this section?

2. How many passenger trains stop in Mano Majra each day?

3. What does the Subinspector tell Chand the villagers know nothing of?

4. How did the Sikhs respond to the killing of their people by the Muslims?

5. What is happening in India during the time of the book?

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