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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 ask Ma to promise?

2. What does Nirmala tell Anjali about her plan for the school?

3. What is used to hit a gilli?

4. What is a tradition on Holi?

5. In Chapter 21, why is school canceled?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, how does Ma tell Mangala's mother she first learned English?

2. In Chapter 14, what wisdom does Keshavji give Anjali and Ma when they ask about Ghandi?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who does Baba tell Anjali her Ma is like in order to demonstrate Ma's strength?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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