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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. Who does Jai tell his friends most people in India are kidnapped by?
(a) Strangers.
(b) Family members.
(c) Friends.
(d) Djinns.

2. How do the boys call on Mental's protection after he dies?
(a) By going to a spot where they used to meet.
(b) By calling his real name.
(c) By offering him a blanket.
(d) By chanting a prayer in song.

3. What does one neighbor say to Jai's parents about the future of the basti because of police involvement in the disappearance of children?
(a) They will all be beaten.
(b) They will all lose their pets.
(c) They will all be thrown in jail.
(d) They will lose their homes.

4. What does Jai refer to as his mother's group of friends in their neighborhood?
(a) Ma's group.
(b) Ma's basti-ladies' network.
(c) Ma's clatsch.
(d) Ma's hotline.

5. What was Aanchal going to classes to learn?
(a) Chemistry.
(b) Dental hygiene.
(c) English.
(d) Math.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the spirit that supposedly protects girls and women do so?

2. What does Omvir sometimes forget is a hi-fi building in Part II?

3. What does Jai's family most often eat?

4. What happened when Aanchal's father called her mobile after she went missing?

5. What does Tariq-Bhai know a lot about?

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