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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many rupees does Sunil earn helping Kalu retrieve his findings?
(a) 360.
(b) 380.
(c) 340.
(d) 400.

2. How many rupees did the Husains lose in the 2005 floods?
(a) 2,500.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 10,000.

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

4. Near what river does Sunil work?
(a) Patalganga.
(b) Mithi.
(c) Amba.
(d) Somaiya.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does “Between Roses” begin?

2. Which of Fatima’s children dies?

3. To which actress is Kehkashan compared?

4. Which of the following names comes up in Manju’s studies?

5. What is the name of the local orphanage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Abdul fabricate about being inside a hotel?

2. Why does Abdul regard the improvements to his family home as unwise?

3. Why does Abdul hide in his storage shed?

4. Why is Abdul a criminal before police begin to pursue him?

5. Why does Zehrunisa worry about her fifth son?

6. How does Sunil spend his first disposable income?

7. For what reason do locals in the text favor improving the shacks where they live?

8. Why does Asha balk at her political supervisor’s request for an area meeting?

9. What is the ghost house to which Zehrunisa refers?

10. Why does Abdul believe others in the area hold his family in disregard?

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