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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 is the name of Fatima’s widower?
(a) Abdul.
(b) Karam.
(c) Kalu.
(d) Mirchi.

2. What faith does Cynthia profess?
(a) Buddhism.
(b) Islam.
(c) Hinduism.
(d) Christianity.

3. To which of the following is Kalu compared?
(a) Parrot.
(b) Pigeon.
(c) Peacock.
(d) Peregrine.

4. From where do jihadis attack Mumbai?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Bangladesh.
(c) Nepal
(d) Afghanistan.

5. How long does Manju note it takes the flowers in her hair to die?
(a) Two days.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Two minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years shorter than the national average is life expectancy in Mumbai, per the text?

2. At which of the following is Asha enrolled?

3. In what Indian state are Maoist revolutionaries active in the book?

4. As which of the following does the text gloss “barbad”?

5. Which drug dealer does Kalu observe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. For what reasons does Asha have sex with men not her husband?

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

4. How does Sunil know that almonds have ripened?

5. How does Cynthia’s testimony go awry?

6. What familial duty does Manju carry out at the wedding in her mother’s hometown?

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

8. Why is Navrarti welcomed by the local girls?

9. Why had Sunil and Sonu fallen out previously?

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

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