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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do followers of the Free India movement wear?
(a) Plain white homespun clothes.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Bright dresses.
(d) Uniforms that are black.

2. Which classmate of Anjali's had a relative who joined Ghandi's movement?
(a) Manga.
(b) Anasuya.
(c) Suman.
(d) Heli.

3. What does Anjali think is good luck?
(a) Peacock feathers.
(b) Basil.
(c) Chairs.
(d) Flowers.

4. What did Baba's father's oldest brother do when his mother became a widow?
(a) Took her to temple.
(b) Turned her out in the street.
(c) Gave her a job.
(d) Took her shares from the family business, and his wife took his mother's jewelry.

5. Who gives Ma a cold stare when she says she is bringing food to the Harijans?
(a) Margul.
(b) Lakshmi Auntie.
(c) Marfan.
(d) Holi.

6. What does Anjali's best friend's necklace contain?
(a) Koran verses.
(b) A mustard seed.
(c) A picture of his mother.
(d) A picture of his sister.

7. What is one of Masterji's features?
(a) Oily hair.
(b) A large nose.
(c) Red-tinted teeth.
(d) Painted nails.

8. What does Mohan make?
(a) Food.
(b) Portraits.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) Jewelry.

9. Who does Baba run into from his past in Chapter 12?
(a) Riki Malkar.
(b) Heli Malkar.
(c) Paro Malkar.
(d) Soni Malkar.

10. Who has never been to school, even though he is older than Anjali?
(a) Kikil.
(b) Mohan.
(c) Horan.
(d) Richard.

11. What does Chachaji say happens when one tries to change things?
(a) It does not work and people get hurt or die.
(b) It only ends in someone having to move.
(c) It works every time.
(d) It only ends in prayer.

12. What does Anjali's Ma do with their clothes?
(a) Burn them.
(b) GIve them away.
(c) Tear them.
(d) Beat them.

13. What does Anjali's mother say about spinning?
(a) It is almost as calming as meditation.
(b) It is anxiety-inducing.
(c) It is a calling from God.
(d) It is wrong.

14. Who is the widowed neighbor from the house at the end of the street?
(a) Riki Mari.
(b) Wini Auntie.
(c) Veena Auntie.
(d) Hiro Auntie.

15. Who does Baba say are the bravest people he knows?
(a) His father and his mother.
(b) Himself and Chachaji.
(c) Chachaji and his father.
(d) His mother and Anjali's Ma.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tree does Anjali pass on the way to school?

2. Who does Anjali visit to ask about her mother's job?

3. Why does Mohan want to learn to write "Dalit"?

4. What does Anjali always wear in her hair for Diwali?

5. Why does Ma say an Untouchable has always cleaned their toilet?

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