View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mohan say after hearing Anjali talk to the vegetable seller?

2. Who else is in the same jail as Ma?

3. What does Keshavji say they must do with new knowledge?

4. In Chapter 19, what creatures does Anjali free from the fire?

5. What does Mohan help Anjali and Ma do in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Who saves Anjali from the crowd and the police in Chapter 22?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What kinds of stresses and challenges does Irfaan's and Anjali's relationship undergo during the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Anjali feel about Nandini, and why? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Kelkar use Suman's character to demonstrate different possibilities for potential for change, but also for how difficult change can be, throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 512 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample