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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Abdul wish to buy?

2. About what did those to whom the book is dedicated teach the author?

3. From what country does Zehrunisa hail?

4. Which of the following animals are to be found in Abdul’s neighborhood?

5. What burn cream is recommended to Fatima?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Asha’s self-help group scheme work?

2. How does Fatima perceive herself as increased after her self-immolation?

3. Why does Sunil scavenge on a ledge above a river?

4. How does Abdul define good fortune?

5. Why does Abdul hide in his storage shed?

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

7. What story does Abdul fabricate about being inside a hotel?

8. Why does Adarsh like to stay out late?

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

10. Why does Asha attempt to intervene between Zehrunisa and Fatima?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Readerly attention focuses on the following comment: “India still made a person know his place, and wishing things different struck Abdul as a childish pastime, like trying to write your name in a bowl of melted kulfi” (15). What might attract attention thereto, and why might it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 3

Assuming that Behind the Beautiful Forevers should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

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