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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 does Anjali go to for a better fragrance in Chapter 15 while cleaning the outhouse?

2. What does Ma eat in jail?

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

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

5. Whose Uncle was a freedom fighter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 15, why do Anjali and Ma start cleaning their own outhouse?

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

10. In Chapter 26, what does Mohan do after he is badly beaten?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kelkar describe "Ahimsa"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What does Kelkar describe as some of the most difficult aspects of Anjali's mother's joining the freedom movement for Anjali in the beginning? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Kelkar includes the legend about Rani of Jhansi that Baba tells Anjali, and what do you think the author means it to symbolize? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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