In Khushwant Singh's "The Riot", Ram Jawaya throws a stone into the dark and it strikes Ramzan, who pulls out a knife. Which conflict does this show?

In "The Riot", the stray dog Rani would have starved if the shopkeeper Ram Jawaya had not fed her in his courtyard. Which conflict does this show?

In "The Riot", a few hundred men with knives, spears and kerosene cans march on Ram Jawaya's home and the whole neighborhood. Which conflict does this show?

In "The Riot", fear deep in his heart makes Ramzan turn back for a knife before he follows his dog Moti into the street. Which conflict does this show?

In "The Riot", Ram Jawaya keeps stones and bottles of acid under his cot because he fears men of the other faith will attack his home. Which conflict does this show?

In "The Riot", Moti springs at Rani's new mate, and the other dogs tear and snap at one another in the road. Which conflict does this show?

In "The Riot", a curfew silences the mohalla, and neighbors who lived side by side for decades now watch one another with suspicion. Which conflict does this show?

In "The Riot", Ram Jawaya throws one stone at fighting dogs, and the crowd burns his home. What does Singh show by the gap between the act and its result?

In "The Riot", drums beat at the Sikh temple, war cries fill the air, and men pour from their houses to join one side or the other. Which conflict does this show?

In "The Riot", the quarrel between Ram Jawaya and Ramzan lasts a moment, but the crowd burns the town for a day and a night. Which conflict does Singh weigh most?

In "The Riot", which moment establishes the quarrel between Ram Jawaya and Ramzan, rather than following from it?

In "The Riot", which detail establishes the town's fear before any person is struck?

In "The Riot", what does Ram Jawaya's decision to throw a stone in the dark finally cost him?

In "The Riot", Ramzan follows his dog into the street with a hidden knife. What does that private choice cost the mohalla?

In "The Riot", why does the crowd never learn what actually started the fighting?

In "The Riot", Moti belongs to a Muslim household and Rani litters her pups in a Hindu courtyard. What does Singh show through the dogs?

In "The Riot", Singh never says Ramzan is afraid; we learn it when Ramzan hides a knife under his shirt. Which kind of characterization is this?

In "The Riot", Singh tells the reader plainly that Ram Jawaya is a Hindu shopkeeper and Ramzan a Muslim green grocer. Which kind of characterization is that?

In "The Riot", why does Ramzan keep his dog Moti tied to his cot?

In "The Riot", the fight between Ram Jawaya and Ramzan begins over a quarrel among the street dogs.