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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (Pages 128 - 199).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Pari plan on returning her ticket money to Faiz?
(a) By stealing food to give to him and his family.
(b) By teaching cooking classes.
(c) By working.
(d) She does not know.

2. What does Jai call the dog he tries to befriend in Part III?
(a) Peri.
(b) Samosa.
(c) Harvey.
(d) Jindal.

3. What does Tariq-Bhai know a lot about?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) Women.
(c) Mobile phones.
(d) Pools.

4. Who are Jai's best friends?
(a) Bahadur and Omvir.
(b) Omvir and Tariq.
(c) Pari and Faiz.
(d) Tariq and Pari.

5. What does a chacha in the toilet line say that makes Jai feel like crying in Part III?
(a) There is no greater misfortune than to outlive your child.
(b) It is a sin to be hungry all the time.
(c) Why are the missing children's friends not doing more to try to find them?
(d) Why is it so hard to find missing children?

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the third child to disappear?

2. Where does Bahadur's brother tell Jai and the others he used to talk about running away to?

3. Who is Bahadur's Papa?

4. Where does Pari suggest getting money for train tickets?

5. What does one neighbor say to Jai's parents about the future of the basti because of police involvement in the disappearance of children?

(see the answer key)

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