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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which classmate of Anjali's had a relative who joined Ghandi's movement?

2. Who cooks for Anjali's family?

3. What does Chachaji not want to eat?

4. What did Irfaan's mother die from?

5. What tree does Anjali pass on the way to school?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Chachaji treat Mohan?

2. Why does Anjali go to see Brent Sahib in Chapter 3?

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

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

5. What is one difference between Anjali and Irfaan?

6. What does Anjali do to express her anger against Brent Sahib?

7. What do Anjali and her Ma do differently for Diwali in Part II?

8. Why are some Dalits very hesitant to accept Ma's and Anjali's gifts?

9. What alternative word to "untouchable" does Ma use?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does superstition play in Anjali's young life? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why is it so personally important to Anjali that the Dalit children be allowed to attend her school? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why are people from the Dalit community relegated to the hardest, worst-paid, and most degrading forms of labor? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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