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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Asha’s husband?
(a) Vedant.
(b) Arjun.
(c) Sanjay.
(d) Mahadeo.

2. From whom is the quote that precedes Part Two: The Business of Burning taken?
(a) Zehrunisa Husain.
(b) Sanjana Gupta.
(c) Rambha Jha.
(d) Asha Unni.

3. In what year had the slum been settled?
(a) 2011.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1991.
(d) 2001.

4. Approximately how many people live in the slum Abdul inhabits?
(a) 30.
(b) 300.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 3,000.

5. How old is Manju?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

6. Which of the following is Karam prescribed?
(a) Acetaminophen.
(b) Dexamethasone.
(c) Hydrocortisone.
(d) Prednisolone.

7. The text glosses “tapori” as meaning which of the following?
(a) Rug.
(b) Thug.
(c) Elite.
(d) Effette.

8. To which police officer does Fatima make a report against Zehrunisa?
(a) Patil
(b) Agrawal.
(c) Deshpande.
(d) Kulkarni.

9. In what year had the Husains arrived in the slum where they live?
(a) 1990.
(b) 2000.
(c) 1980.
(d) 2010.

10. Which of the following animals are to be found in Abdul’s neighborhood?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Elk.
(c) Water buffalo.
(d) Rhinoceros.

11. In which of the following do the Husains hope to live?
(a) Bhiwandi.
(b) Saphale.
(c) Vasai.
(d) Thane.

12. With what does Fatima burn herself?
(a) Turpentine.
(b) Kerosene.
(c) Propane.
(d) Gasoline.

13. In which state is Mumbai?
(a) Uttarakand.
(b) Uttar Pradesh.
(c) Maharashtra.
(d) Manipur.

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

15. To which of the following is Karam compared?
(a) Imran Khan.
(b) Salman Khan.
(c) Genghis Khan.
(d) Khan Noonien Singh.

Short Answer Questions

1. From whom is the quote that precedes Part One: "Undercitizens" taken?

2. Which of Fatima’s children dies?

3. As which of the following does the text gloss “bukwaas”?

4. In what burn ward is Fatima lodged?

5. From what state do the Husains come?

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