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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. Why does Ma look so ill in Chapter 26?
(a) She has lice.
(b) She is fasting.
(c) She has vokran.
(d) She has cholera.

2. Who tries to help Ma in Chapter 22?
(a) Riki.
(b) Keshavji.
(c) Harij.
(d) Maki.

3. Who does Anjali ask for help again in Chapter 28?
(a) Keshavji.
(b) Helio.
(c) Captain Brent.
(d) Rikio.

4. What do Anjali and Ma transport the waste on?
(a) Rickshaw.
(b) Bike.
(c) Truck.
(d) Wagon.

5. Where does the gillin land in Chapter 16?
(a) The vegetable cart.
(b) The school.
(c) The mosque.
(d) The church.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Anjali ask to join her and the others in getting an education?

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

3. What does Ma eat in jail?

4. In Chapter 18, what does Anjali calle Irfaan's father?

5. In Chapter 23, whose work does Mohan say is living in Anjali?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 24, what is Keshavji doing when Anjali sees him in prison?

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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