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

2. What does Jai's family most often eat?
(a) Samosas.
(b) Dal and rice.
(c) Lamb curry.
(d) Rotis.

3. What kind of television shows does Jai like the best?
(a) Romances.
(b) Cartoons from America.
(c) Science fiction shows.
(d) Detective and police shows.

4. What deal do Runu and Jai make in Part III?
(a) They will both steal money and return it together.
(b) They will both go to college somehow.
(c) They will both get jobs to help their parents pay bills.
(d) Runu can go to training and Jai can go to work, and neither will tell on the other.

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 follow in his father's footsteps and be an unhappy, financially insecure man.
(c) He will never finish school.
(d) He will never fulfill his dreams of being a famous runner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aanchal threaten to do if the man who is harassing her does not stop?

2. What important test did Aanchal fail?

3. What does Pari ask Kirpal-Sir to do in Part I that angers him?

4. What day of the week does Jai work?

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

(see the answer key)

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