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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 someone paint on Anjali's family's property?
(a) Traitor.
(b) Harijan.
(c) Unclean.
(d) Untouchable.

2. In Chapter 25, how long has Ma been in jail?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 9 days.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 6 weeks.

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

4. In Chapter 22, who is arrested?
(a) Ma.
(b) Baba.
(c) Chachaji.
(d) Masterji.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 21, who bangs on Anjali's gate?

2. Who tries to help Ma in Chapter 22?

3. What does Anjali say proves her mother's innocence in Chapter 28?

4. Why does Ma look so ill in Chapter 26?

5. In Chapter 15, what do Anjali and her mother wake early to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what is a big part of Ma's plan to help the Dalits?

2. In Chapter 22, what happens to Anjali's mother?

3. What happens when Anjali and Ma first clean their own outhouse?

4. In Chapter 14, what wisdom does Keshavji give Anjali and Ma when they ask about Ghandi?

5. In Chapter 21, what ruins what was supposed to be the Dalits' first day of school?

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

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

8. In Chapter 26, why does Ma look so ill?

9. Who tries to defend Anjali's mother but is arrested in the process?

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

(see the answer keys)

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