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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. Who is the widowed neighbor from the house at the end of the street?
(a) Wini Auntie.
(b) Veena Auntie.
(c) Riki Mari.
(d) Hiro Auntie.

2. What does Anjali wear to school?
(a) Her sky-blue salwar kameez.
(b) Her black shirt.
(c) Her gray skirt.
(d) Her pink pants.

3. What does Anjali's Ma give Mohan in Chapter 8?
(a) Korma.
(b) Almonds.
(c) Rice.
(d) Prasad.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Mohan when he started cleaning toilets?

2. What does Ma put in Anjali's hair?

3. What does Anjali always wear in her hair for Diwali?

4. Who comes to Captain Brent asking for leniency for her son?

5. What does Anjali's best friend's necklace contain?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does Anjali see Mohan has a talent for?

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

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

4. Who helps Anjali in her act of anger against Brent Sahib in Chapter 1?

5. How do both Anjali and her Baba react to Anjali's Ma burning their clothes?

6. Why is Anjali so mad at Brent Sahib in Chapter 1?

7. Which extended family member lives with Anjali's family?

8. What is one difference between Anjali and Irfaan?

9. In Chapter 11, what does the older woman in the basti tell Ma?

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

(see the answer keys)

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