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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why will the merchant not want to engrave Irfaan's item?
(a) He says Muslims do not have money to pay for it.
(b) He says Muslims might leave the country and have to leave it behind anyway.
(c) He says he will not serve Muslims.
(d) He ways Muslims are dirty.

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

3. In Chapter 17, who says Dalits do not need to learn?
(a) Riki.
(b) Dali.
(c) Mangala's mother.
(d) Hiro.

4. In Chapter 22, why does Ma say the Dalits have to come to school in their neighborhood?
(a) To help Ghandi come visit.
(b) To prove they are equals.
(c) To pay fees.
(d) To be able to pray.

5. In Chapter 16, what kind of tiffin container does Anjali have?
(a) Brass.
(b) Stainless steel.
(c) Gold.
(d) Silver.

6. What does Mohan say after hearing Anjali talk to the vegetable seller?
(a) She is really a Muslim.
(b) She really might be crazy.
(c) She is going to be a teacher one day.
(d) She is going to get killed.

7. How did Ma first learn English?
(a) Television.
(b) Radio.
(c) She taught herself.
(d) Overhearing her brother's private tutor.

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

9. What does Mrs. Mishra say to Anjali and her Baba in Chapter 28?
(a) Ma should have spent more time worrying about her own kind.
(b) Ma did not pray enough.
(c) Ma double-crossed Mrs. Mishra.
(d) Ma was going to die soon.

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

11. In Chapter 23, who does Anjali miss desperately?
(a) Baba.
(b) Riki.
(c) Ma.
(d) Chachaji.

12. In Chapter 21, who bangs on Anjali's gate?
(a) Paro.
(b) Yari.
(c) Riki.
(d) Jali.

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

14. What happens to the school in Chapter 27?
(a) People pray in it.
(b) People destroy it.
(c) People fund it.
(d) People paint it.

15. What does Anjali ask Ma to promise?
(a) She will break out of jail.
(b) She will keep praying.
(c) She will buy her way out of the justice system.
(d) She will start eating again.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the parents say the Dalits have to sit in class?

2. In Chapter 22, who is arrested?

3. In Chapter 15, what birds scavenge?

4. Where does the gillin land in Chapter 16?

5. Who tries to help Ma in Chapter 22?

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