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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What job had Kamble held?
(a) Cook.
(b) Porter.
(c) Undertaker.
(d) Janitor.

3. Which of the following improvements does Zehrunisa want for her home?
(a) A tile sink.
(b) A tile floor.
(c) A tile bath.
(d) A carpeted floor.

4. From which of the following did Karam suffer?
(a) Plague.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Ringworm.

5. Which of the following do the Husains own?
(a) An iPod.
(b) A telephone.
(c) A computer.
(d) A television.

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

7. Which of the following does Sunil undertake to emulate?
(a) Blackbirds.
(b) Grackles.
(c) Ravens.
(d) Crows.

8. Which of the following movies does Kalu reenact?
(a) Fists of Fury.
(b) Game of Death.
(c) The Big Boss.
(d) Enter the Dragon.

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

10. As which of the following does the text gloss “bukwaas”?
(a) Utter joy.
(b) Utter despair.
(c) Utter intelligence.
(d) Utter nonsense.

11. Which of the following is the Husains’ fifth son?
(a) Atahar.
(b) Abdul.
(c) Safdar.
(d) Mirchi.

12. Which of the following movies does Kalu reenact?
(a) Stree.
(b) Chup Chup Ke.
(c) Bhool Bhulaiya.
(d) Golmaal Again.

13. In what police station are Abdul and Karam held?
(a) Azad Maidan.
(b) Powai.
(c) Andheri.
(d) Sahar.

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

15. In which area are the recyclers to whom Abdul sells?
(a) Kurla.
(b) Annawadi.
(c) Chembur.
(d) Saki Naka.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following had Zehrunisa farmed?

2. The text glosses the word “chaukanna” as which of the following?

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

4. Who is Fatima’s friend?

5. To which actor does Abdul compare himself?

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