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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a salute to India?
(a) Mai Lind.
(b) Fai Kind.
(c) Lai Jind.
(d) Jai Hind.

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

3. Who does Anjali visit to ask about her mother's job?
(a) Captain Smithinson.
(b) Captain Richards.
(c) Captain Henries.
(d) Captain Brent.

4. Who is Anjali's best friend?
(a) Bennie.
(b) Vince.
(c) Iris.
(d) Irfaan.

5. What does Anjali's mother bring to her school?
(a) A note.
(b) A fish.
(c) A charkha.
(d) A wooden box.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Anjali's mother work for up until recently in Chapter 1?

3. Who lives with Anjali besides her mother and father?

4. What does Anjali compare Captain Brent to?

5. What does Irfaan love to eat on Diwali?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what story does Chachaji tell about standing up for something?

2. What does Baba say the "Quit India" movement is?

3. Why are some Dalits very hesitant to accept Ma's and Anjali's gifts?

4. What alternative word to "untouchable" does Ma use?

5. What does Anjali do to express her anger against Brent Sahib?

6. Why does Anjali go to see Brent Sahib in Chapter 3?

7. What do Anjali and her Ma do differently for Diwali in Part II?

8. What does Ma tell Anjali Ghandi has been trying to eliminate the idea of for years?

9. How does Chachaji treat Mohan?

10. Why does Anjali's Ma burn most of the family's clothes?

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