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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a tradition on Holi?
(a) The people go to church.
(b) The people sing.
(c) The people eat meat.
(d) The people throw color at each other.

2. Why does Ma look so ill in Chapter 26?
(a) She has cholera.
(b) She is fasting.
(c) She has vokran.
(d) She has lice.

3. What does someone paint on Anjali's family's property?
(a) Unclean.
(b) Untouchable.
(c) Harijan.
(d) Traitor.

4. In Chapter 24, who does Anjali see in the jail before seeing Ma?
(a) Riko.
(b) Babaji.
(c) Keshavji.
(d) Hari.

5. In Chapter 21, why is school canceled?
(a) Power outage.
(b) Riots.
(c) Plague.
(d) Drought.

6. Where does the gillin land in Chapter 16?
(a) The mosque.
(b) The school.
(c) The vegetable cart.
(d) The church.

7. What does Anjali go to for a better fragrance in Chapter 15 while cleaning the outhouse?
(a) Pashwaan.
(b) Rice.
(c) Jasmine.
(d) Riki.

8. Who is Anjali embarrassed in front of who sees her and Ma transporting waste in Chapter 15?
(a) Irfaan.
(b) Aliman.
(c) Anasuya.
(d) Suman.

9. What is another word for neighborhood?
(a) Rasti.
(b) Fasti.
(c) Basti.
(d) Gasti.

10. In Chapter 23, whose work does Mohan say is living in Anjali?
(a) Baba's.
(b) Ma's.
(c) Chachaji's.
(d) Ghandi's.

11. What does Irfaan always give Anjali for Diwali?
(a) Water.
(b) Food.
(c) Crayons.
(d) Soda.

12. What does Irfaan want to get engraved?
(a) His shoe.
(b) A piece of jewelry.
(c) A pitcher.
(d) His spoon.

13. Who does Mohan sell his necklace to?
(a) A Muslim.
(b) A Hindu.
(c) An American.
(d) A wealthy British woman.

14. What does Ma tie around her and Anjali's faces in Chapter 15?
(a) Rinds.
(b) Hats.
(c) Towels.
(d) Scarves.

15. What does Anjali say proves her mother's innocence in Chapter 28?
(a) That her mother's restaurant is still running.
(b) That her mother's school is still going.
(c) That her mother is in jail but people are still rioting, so she can not be inciting violence.
(d) That her mother's bank account is still growing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 26, when does Ghandi's fast end?

2. In Chapter 22, what famous leader is in jail?

3. What happens to the school in Chapter 27?

4. How did Ma first learn English?

5. Who pulls Anjali out of danger in Chapter 22?

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