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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chand tell the Subinspector his principle should be?
(a) To say everything and do nothing.
(b) To say everything and see nothing.
(c) To do everything and see nothing.
(d) To see everything and say nothing.

2. What does Iqbal note he should have done to begin his political career?
(a) Gone to jail.
(b) Visited Britain.
(c) Voted.
(d) Ran for office.

3. Who is the only Hindu in Mano Majra?
(a) Nooran Baksh.
(b) Jugga Singh.
(c) Iqbal Singh.
(d) Lala Ram Lal.

4. How did the Sikhs respond to the killing of their people by the Muslims?
(a) They attacked a Muslim refugee train.
(b) They raped the women of a village.
(c) They burned down the Muslim mosque.
(d) They killed the children of a Muslim leader.

5. What does the young girl think the shot is?
(a) A shikari.
(b) A celebration.
(c) A murder.
(d) A robbery.

6. What images does Hukum Chand see at the beginning of Chapter two, section two?
(a) Images of his wife.
(b) Images of the dead bodies on the train.
(c) Images of his daughter.
(d) Images of soldiers.

7. How many officers arrest Juggut Singh?
(a) Ten.
(b) One.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Two.

8. What indicates to those on the train that Iqbal is educated?
(a) He is dressed well.
(b) He can speak.
(c) He can read.
(d) He is sitting in first class.

9. Who gave the police the names of those responsible for Lal's murder?
(a) Jugga.
(b) Iqbal.
(c) Imam.
(d) Meet Singh.

10. What does Chand fear the rain will do?
(a) Cause the river to swell.
(b) Put out the fire in the villages.
(c) Put out the fire burning the corpses.
(d) Cause the violence to increase.

11. Who guards the trucks at the station?
(a) Hindu soldiers.
(b) Muslim soldiers.
(c) Missionaries.
(d) Sikh soldiers.

12. What do the citizens call the dark age?
(a) The Wara.
(b) The Entya.
(c) The Coming.
(d) The Kalyug.

13. What are dacoits?
(a) Professional detectives.
(b) Professional killers.
(c) Professional farmers.
(d) Professional robbers.

14. What does the young man at the meeting suggest might be in the train that is stopped at the station?
(a) Money.
(b) Military treasures.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Refugees.

15. How does the Subinspector determine Iqbal's faith?
(a) He checks to see if he wears the bangles of the Sikh.
(b) He checks to see if he is circumcised.
(c) He checks to see if he has a Holy Bible.
(d) He checks to see if he has a tattoo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Iqbal claim the British left India?

2. What does Chand believe is the only absolute truth?

3. What do the police do with rioters?

4. What happened to Haseena's mother?

5. What has always been an obsession for Chand?

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