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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. In which language are the village movies Asha watches?
(a) Marathi.
(b) Arabic.
(c) Urdu.
(d) English.

2. Manju grows enamored of which of the following?
(a) Vijay.
(b) Morarji.
(c) Jagivan.
(d) Chaudhary.

3. What brand of rat poison does Meena use?
(a) Rid-X.
(b) Ramik.
(c) Farnam.
(d) Ratol.

4. Where does Meena expect to go as a bride?
(a) Haryana.
(b) Tamil Nadu.
(c) Sikkim.
(d) Chhattisgarh.

5. Which drug dealer does Kalu observe?
(a) Rama Ganguly.
(b) Ganpati Emma.
(c) Mitra Banerjee.
(d) Ganesh Anna.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following seeks an intimate encounter with Asha?

2. Which of the following does Asha receive as a birthday present?

3. As what does the text gloss the term “motu”?

4. What judge is initially assigned to Karam’s case?

5. At what market is coriander available for five rupees?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Manju plan to escape an arranged marriage to a rural soldier?

2. What causes Sunil’s sister to become bald?

3. What prompts Asha to berate Manju for her teaching work?

4. What causes Asha to feel “like a giantess, coming home” (135)?

5. What role does Manju typically play in her community group’s training?

6. Why had Sunil and Sonu fallen out previously?

7. Why do Sunil and Kalu like to look at their slum from a pile of rubble?

8. In the text, how are fast-track trials conducted?

9. Why is the wedding Asha and her family attend in her hometown subdued?

10. Why does Rahul decline to help the injured scavenger he sees beside the road?

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