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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. What kind of bird did Kamble keep?
(a) Parakeet.
(b) Parrot.
(c) Pigeon.
(d) Finch.

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

3. Which of the following do the waste-pickers pursue?
(a) Used bandages.
(b) Cigarette packs.
(c) Soda cans.
(d) Paper plates.

4. From whom is the quote that precedes Part One: "Undercitizens" taken?
(a) Karam.
(b) Manju.
(c) Abdul.
(d) Asha.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following movies does Kalu reenact?

2. At which hotel did Rahul work?

3. What country’s economy had been growing faster than India’s at the beginning of the book?

4. In what ward does Asha live?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompted the initial settlement of the slum?

2. Why do people attend the meeting requested by Asha’s political supervisor?

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

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

5. What does Abdul identify as Karam’s major flaw?

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

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

8. Why does Zehrunisa worry about her fifth son?

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

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

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