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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. With which of the following does Sunil conduct thefts?

2. Which of the following degrees is Manju poised to earn?

3. As what does the text gloss the term “motu”?

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

5. From whom is the quote that precedes Part Three: "A Little Wildness" taken?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why had Sunil and Sonu fallen out previously?

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

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

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

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

6. Why is Navrarti welcomed by the local girls?

7. Why had the women of Asha’s hometown esteemed her in her youth?

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

9. How does Cynthia’s testimony go awry?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

Essay Topic 2

To what other writer’s work in your experience does Boo’s seem most similar? What makes the writers similar? What differentiates them? Overall, which do you regard as doing better at the craft of writing, and why?

Essay Topic 3

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

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