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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 25, where does Mohan say he is going?
(a) He is going to Rikia.
(b) He is going to America.
(c) He is leaving town.
(d) He is going to Bangalore.

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

3. What does Keshavji say they must do with new knowledge?
(a) Share it.
(b) Find a way to write it.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Take it and better themselves.

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

5. 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 be able to pray.
(c) To pay fees.
(d) To prove they are equals.

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

7. What does Nirmala tell Anjali about her plan for the school?
(a) It is innovative.
(b) It should happen on the night of the harvest.
(c) It is great.
(d) It is foolish.

8. What happens the first time Anjali cleans the family outhouse?
(a) She throws up.
(b) Nothing.
(c) She gets reprimanded.
(d) She faints.

9. In Chapter 20, what irks Jamuna?
(a) The cow being sick.
(b) The sound of the Muslim call to prayer.
(c) The lack of good medicine.
(d) The lack of good rice.

10. Whose Uncle was a freedom fighter?
(a) Nirmala's.
(b) Jiro's.
(c) Anasuya's.
(d) Manga's.

11. Where do the parents say the Dalits have to sit in class?
(a) All throughout.
(b) In the front.
(c) In the back.
(d) In the middle.

12. What does Anjali give Ma in Chapter 24 to help keep her spirits up?
(a) Her songs.
(b) Her journal.
(c) Her drawing from childhood of the legend.
(d) Her jewelery.

13. In Chapter 19, what creatures does Anjali free from the fire?
(a) Cows.
(b) Chickens.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Goats.

14. What legendary figure does Baba say Ma reminds him of?
(a) Fari.
(b) Queen Mebh.
(c) Rikio.
(d) Rani of Jhansi.

15. What tale does Baba tell Anajli in Chapter 16?
(a) Birbal and Akbar.
(b) Akbar and Mangal.
(c) Markal and Birbal.
(d) Mangal and Markal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ma use to take the starched clothes off the line?

2. In Chapter 20, who does Anjali get in a fight with?

3. Who tells Anjali everything will be OK in Chapter 22?

4. What does Anjali ask Ma to promise?

5. In Chapter 16, what kind of tiffin container does Anjali have?

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