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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. What is another word for neighborhood?

2. What does Ghandi start in Chapter 25?

3. Who tells Anjali she is as crazy as her mother?

4. Who comes to find Paro in Chapter 21?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 23, what is Anjali unable to do without her mother?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Anjali's opinion about Masterji change, and how does it change, over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why does Baba feel indebted to Chachaji? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

What are some actions that Anjali's Ma ends up regretting that she has done in the name of the freedom movement at different points in the book? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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