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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. How many high-speed courts had India set up in the text?

2. For how many rupees is a stolen ladder sold?

3. How long does Manju note it takes the flowers in her hair to die?

4. How does the text gloss the term “chikna”?

5. Which of the following is celebrated by belly-flopping in the text?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Navrarti welcomed by the local girls?

6. To what does Meena’s family ascribe her death?

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

8. How does Sunil know that almonds have ripened?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In the book, Abdul considers Fatima: “At the heart of her bad nature, like many bad natures, was probably envy. And at the heart of envy was possibly hope—that the good fortune of others might one day be hers” (88). Is Abdul’s assessment of Fatima accurate? What in the text demonstrates as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

What character is the protagonist of Behind the Beautiful Forevers? How does the book support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the quotation prefacing Part Two: The Business of Burning: “Rich people fight about stupid things. Why shouldn’t poor people do the same?” (69). To what extent does it correspond with the contents of the book as a whole? What in the text shows as much, and how does it do so?

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