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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 actress features in Meena’s favorite commercials?
(a) Asin.
(b) Anushka.
(c) Nagris.
(d) Alia.

2. How many rupees is the fine for spitting in the courthouse?
(a) 120.
(b) 600.
(c) 1,200.
(d) 60.

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

4. From what region does Asha hail?
(a) Konkan.
(b) Marathwada.
(c) Vidarbha.
(d) Desh.

5. Which of the following is called German silver in the text?
(a) Silver.
(b) Steel.
(c) Tin.
(d) Aluminum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Kalu’s father and brother go to find work?

2. As which of the following does the text gloss the term “taufeez”?

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

4. In which language are the village movies Asha watches?

5. To what group does Meena belong?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why had Sunil and Sonu fallen out previously?

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

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

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

7. How does Sunil know that almonds have ripened?

8. How does Manju persuade her mother to let her wear jeans?

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

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

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