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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 does Anjali end up telling Suman directly in the end of Chapter 15?
(a) She just cleaned her toilet.
(b) She just changed her clothes.
(c) She just learned how to play the guitar.
(d) She just ate prasad.

2. 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 is in jail but people are still rioting, so she can not be inciting violence.
(c) That her mother's bank account is still growing.
(d) That her mother's school is still going.

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

4. What does Ahimsa mean?
(a) A secret.
(b) A war.
(c) A vow.
(d) A peaceful way that harms no living thing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Anjali and Ma transport the waste on?

2. In Chapter 20, what irks Jamuna?

3. What do Anjali and Ma wear to clean toilets?

4. Who saves Anjali from the mob in Chapter 19?

5. In Chapter 25, how long has Ma been in jail?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 25, why does Mohan get beaten?

2. What do the parents insist upon if the Dalits come to school at Anjali's school?

3. In Chapter 26, what does Mohan do after he is badly beaten?

4. What idea of Anjali's about her school is very controversial?

5. What does Mohan say he overheard Suman saying about Anjali?

6. Who shows up for what is supposed to be the first day of school even though there are riots?

7. In Chapter 17, how does Ma tell Mangala's mother she first learned English?

8. Why does Mohan still help Anjali with the wagon transporting the waste?

9. What story does Mohan share about his own mother when Anjali's is arrested?

10. In Chapter 18, how is Irfaan treated badly?

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