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

2. How does the text gloss the term “ghamand”?
(a) Id.
(b) Ego.
(c) Couth.
(d) Wealth.

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

4. In what burn ward is Fatima lodged?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

5. From which of the following does Adarsh hail?
(a) Bangladesh.
(b) Bhutan.
(c) Nepal.
(d) Tibet.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the book dedicated?

2. Which of the following had Zehrunisa farmed?

3. What burn cream is recommended to Fatima?

4. The text glosses the term “Annawadi” as which of the following?

5. In which state is Mumbai?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what work does Abdul specialize?

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

3. What local difficulties does the text note that monsoon season presents?

4. What prompted the initial settlement of the slum?

5. Why does Abdul hide in his storage shed?

6. Why is Fatima unable to take Asha’s offer of compromise with Zehrunisa?

7. For what reasons did her neighbors consider Fatima a joke?

8. Why does Adarsh like to stay out late?

9. For what reasons do Abdul’s parents favor their selection of a wife for him?

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

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