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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. Why does Jai get a job?
(a) To give to Runu-Didi for her new uniform.
(b) To give to Faiz for his family's food.
(c) To replace the money he took from the Parachute tub.
(d) To pay for school.

2. How does Faiz find out where Aanchal's house is?
(a) From Aanchal's sister.
(b) From shopkeepers.
(c) From his boss.
(d) From his brother.

3. What is the word for "settlement" in this novel?
(a) Rasti.
(b) Vai.
(c) Marun.
(d) Basti.

4. Why does Faiz say he is not coming on the metro with Jai and Pari?
(a) He does not have the money.
(b) He is scared of trains.
(c) He wants to go to school instead.
(d) He thinks the kidnapper is a djinn and they will not find djinns on the Purple Line.

5. 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) Fara.
(c) Jindal.
(d) Peri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the police sometimes threaten for Jai's basti?

2. Who is Jai's sister?

3. Why does the policeman tell Jai they do not arrest djinns?

4. How does Bahadur feel about the T.V.-repair chacha?

5. What does Jai value most in his house?

(see the answer key)

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