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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Anjali's mother work for up until recently in Chapter 1?
(a) Captain Brent.
(b) Ghandi.
(c) Her own father.
(d) Richard Smith.

2. 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.

3. What clothing does Anjali wear in Chapter 1?
(a) Pajamas.
(b) Ghagra-choli.
(c) Pants.
(d) A dress.

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

5. What does Chachaji not want to eat?
(a) Cereal.
(b) Meat.
(c) Any food that Ma is bringing to the Harijan.
(d) Green vegetables.

6. What does Jamuna do to the almonds every morning?
(a) Salts them.
(b) Eats them.
(c) Soaks them.
(d) Crushes them.

7. Who is Anjali's snooty neighbor?
(a) Anasuya.
(b) Manga.
(c) Heli.
(d) Suman.

8. Who lives with Anjali besides her mother and father?
(a) Roberji.
(b) Markerji.
(c) Hekerji.
(d) Chachaji.

9. What does Ma do with Mohan's broom that shocks Anjali?
(a) Touches it.
(b) Burns it.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Throws it.

10. How old was Mohan when he started cleaning toilets?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

11. Why does Anasuya's mother get mad?
(a) She damaged her lunch container.
(b) She damaged the garden.
(c) She lost her pencil.
(d) She lost her backpack.

12. In Chapter 11, who is one of the first to take a prasad?
(a) Marki.
(b) Rik.
(c) Mohan.
(d) Paro.

13. What does Ma put in Anjali's hair?
(a) Coconut oil.
(b) Olive oil.
(c) Lard.
(d) Vegetable oil.

14. What color is the door to the outhouse?
(a) Red.
(b) Green.
(c) Blue.
(d) Yellow.

15. In Chapter 9, who is one leader of the Freedom Movement?
(a) Kiro.
(b) Keshavji.
(c) Heli.
(d) Paro.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anjali try to hide from her mother in Chapter 1?

2. What do followers of the Free India movement wear?

3. What do Anjali's parents fight a lot about in Chapter 2?

4. What does Anjali think is going to happen to Ma when she touches Mohan's broom?

5. What does Anjali wear to school?

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