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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. From whom is the quote that precedes Part Three: "A Little Wildness" taken?
(a) Asha.
(b) Manju.
(c) Karam.
(d) Abdul.

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

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

4. Which hotel do jihadis take over in the text?
(a) Oberoi.
(b) Leela.
(c) Hyatt.
(d) Mariott.

5. In what neighborhood is Karam’s trial held?
(a) Malad.
(b) Dahisar.
(c) Nahur.
(d) Sewri.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following is Sonu enrolled?

2. In the text, who is the wealthiest person in India?

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

4. To what caste does Asha belong?

5. As which of the following does Cynthia claim to work?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sunil know that almonds have ripened?

2. Summarize Priya’s testimony in Karam’s case.

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

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

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

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

7. What is Asha’s main regret as her political career advances?

8. Why does Manju withdraw from Asha?

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

10. Why did India set up high-speed courts, per the text?

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