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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Business of Burning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country’s economy had been growing faster than India’s at the beginning of the book?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) USA.
(d) Russia.

2. How many of the slum’s residents had permanent jobs?
(a) 600.
(b) 6000.
(c) 60.
(d) 6.

3. In the text, “tamasha” most nearly means which of the following?
(a) Disaster.
(b) Accident.
(c) Argument.
(d) Injury.

4. Which of the following is one of Fatima’s daughters?
(a) Patya.
(b) Noori.
(c) Meena.
(d) Nithya.

5. Who founded the party for which Asha works?
(a) Gandhi.
(b) Modi.
(c) Nehru.
(d) Thackeray.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what auto part does Asha compare herself?

2. How many public taps does Asha’s area have?

3. Approximately how many people live in the slum Abdul inhabits?

4. In what police station are Abdul and Karam held?

5. Who runs the local orphanage?

(see the answer key)

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