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

2. What does Jai see as his first job as a detective?
(a) Interviewing Spike.
(b) Interviewing Omvir.
(c) Going to the police to ask for their records.
(d) Interviewing Bahadur.

3. What does Jai commonly have to queue for?
(a) The toilets.
(b) Phone calls.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Meat.

4. What does Jai value most in his house?
(a) The pens and paints.
(b) The books.
(c) The television.
(d) The refrigerator.

5. What does Omvir fear will happen to him if he does not get out of his basti?
(a) He will never be a good chef.
(b) He will never fulfill his dreams of being a famous runner.
(c) He will follow in his father's footsteps and be an unhappy, financially insecure man.
(d) He will never finish school.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Bahadur's Papa?

2. Who was the kindly boss-man of about 20 children?

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

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

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

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