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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 65 - 127).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Pari, Jai and Faiz ask Bahadur's Ma for?
(a) A photo of him.
(b) Money.
(c) Tea.
(d) Food.

2. What explanation do Bahadur's siblings give for the bruises he used to have?
(a) Their father hits them.
(b) They play boxing a lot.
(c) Bahadur is clumsy and falls often.
(d) Their mother hits them.

3. Why does the spirit that supposedly protects girls and women do so?
(a) She is paid to protect girls and women.
(b) She was killed by an evil man herself.
(c) She was tasked to do it by a God.
(d) Her own daughter was killed.

4. What does Jai see Bahadur's mother give to the policeman?
(a) Her gold chain.
(b) Her entire wallet.
(c) Her food.
(d) Money.

5. How does Bahadur feel about the T.V.-repair chacha?
(a) He is suspicious of him.
(b) He does not like him at all.
(c) He feels indifferent to him.
(d) He wishes a man like him could have been his father.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is an object of power and fascination in the basti?

2. What does Jai tell the policeman after looking at his shoes?

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

4. What does Jai appreciate about the way Runu-Didi is at school with him?

5. Who is Jai's main teacher?

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