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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. Who do some children tell Pari and Jai they should talk to about finding Bahadur when they take the Purple Line train?
(a) Gurr.
(b) Peri.
(c) Jindal.
(d) Fara.

2. Why do Jai, Pari, and Faiz get a few days off from school in Part II?
(a) Because of the flood.
(b) Because of the smog.
(c) Because of the heat.
(d) Because of the kidnappings.

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

4. What is the T.V.-repair chacha's name?
(a) Hakim.
(b) Wallim.
(c) Peri.
(d) Barry.

5. Where does Faiz work?
(a) The tea shop.
(b) The phone shop.
(c) The flower-seller's.
(d) The kirana store.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bahadur's Ma say about his personality?

2. Who is the second child to disappear, in Part II?

3. What does Jai see Bahadur's mother give to the policeman?

4. Where do Jai and his friends often gather and wander?

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

(see the answer key)

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