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

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

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

4. In Chapter 21, who bangs on Anjali's gate?
(a) Paro.
(b) Yari.
(c) Riki.
(d) Jali.

5. What does Ma eat in jail?
(a) Meat.
(b) Citrus fruit.
(c) Bread only.
(d) Cold daal and rice.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25, where does Mohan say he is going?

2. What is used to hit a gilli?

3. What does Ghandi start in Chapter 25?

4. Who sends a letter in Chapter 18?

5. What happens to the school in Chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what news does Suresh Mama's letter bring?

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

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

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

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

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

7. In Chapter 24, why does Ma finally say she quit working for Brent Sahib?

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

9. What does Anjali tell the vegetable seller so upset that the ball has touched his vegetables?

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

(see the answer keys)

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