View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is the name of a corporate office in Behind the Beautiful Forevers?
(a) More.
(b) Business.
(c) Less.
(d) Greed.

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

4. Which of the following do the waste-pickers pursue?
(a) Rusted hubcaps.
(b) TV trays.
(c) Broken mirrors.
(d) Ruined umbrellas.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following animals are to be found in Abdul’s neighborhood?

2. Which of the following is the Husains’ third son?

3. Which of the following does Abdul wish to buy?

4. How many rupees does Sunil earn helping Kalu retrieve his findings?

5. Where does Sunil swim?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Sunil scavenge on a ledge above a river?

4. Why are bottle caps a particular nuisance?

5. Why does Zehrunisa worry about her fifth son?

6. How does Asha’s self-help group scheme work?

7. Why is Avinash unsuitable to be a slumlord?

8. What does Asha mean when she tells a petitioner to go to a temple and pray?

9. Per the text, why had families encouraged widows to self-immolate on their husbands’ pyres?

10. How does the owner of the local entertainment center accrue money?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 493 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample