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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I (Pages 1 - 64).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the police sometimes threaten for Jai's basti?
(a) To take all the vehicles away.
(b) To arrest everyone.
(c) To spray it with chemicals.
(d) To demolish it.

2. Who is the first child to disappear?
(a) Rhadan.
(b) Pari.
(c) Bahadur.
(d) Omvir.

3. What does Jai tell the policeman after looking at his shoes?
(a) There is a shoe shop nearby.
(b) There is a cobbler nearby.
(c) They look like they are the same size.
(d) Jai loves the policeman's shoes.

4. Where do Jai and his friends often gather and wander?
(a) Bhoot Bazaar.
(b) The Pub.
(c) The School Yard.
(d) Hirpai Bazaar.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do the police say about Bahadur's disappearance?

3. Where does Jai's Ma keep her extra money?

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

5. Where does Bahadur sometimes work?

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