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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. Who is Fatima’s friend?
(a) Sonakshi.
(b) Cynthia.
(c) Laila.
(d) Farida.

2. What burn cream is recommended to Fatima?
(a) Silver sulfadiazine.
(b) Bacitracin zinc.
(c) Mafenide acetate.
(d) Petroleum jelly.

3. What do Manju and Meena cook for Asha’s political supervisor’s meeting?
(a) Dal makhani.
(b) Baba ghanoush.
(c) Poori bhaji.
(d) Saag paneer.

4. How does the text gloss “naya tak-a-tak”?
(a) Well worn.
(b) Gently used.
(c) Brand new.
(d) Worn out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As what is Ahsa’s brother-in-law employed?

2. The text glosses the term “bhaiya” as which of the following?

3. In what city does “Between Roses” begin?

4. Who coaches Fatima in the hospital?

5. How many goats had the brothel-keeper originally bought?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the recycling plant owners wear white?

2. What prompted the initial settlement of the slum?

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

4. Why does Abdul hide in his storage shed?

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

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

7. Why had Sunil refused to beg for money at the local orphanage?

8. Why does Asha attempt to intervene between Zehrunisa and Fatima?

9. How does Fatima perceive herself as increased after her self-immolation?

10. Why does Zehrunisa worry about her fifth son?

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