Describe the decision-making and government structures in Mano Majra. How did they affect local decision-making as the conflicts grew closer, and would a different system of local government have produced a different result?

What motivated the actions of the four primary male characters in the novel? Did these motivations change over the course of the novel?

Describe the political and religious leaders of Mano Majra. How do their approaches to the conflict differ, and how are they similar?