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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 think is the worst thing about the poem he has to learn?
(a) It is like a song.
(b) It has too many words.
(c) It does not answer its own questions.
(d) It does not even rhyme.

2. Why do Omvir's classmates not have much to say about him?
(a) He blends in very well.
(b) He is very shy.
(c) He is hardly ever at school.
(d) He goes by a different name.

3. What are the two things Jai's Ma removes from her bundle of valuable possessions?
(a) The gun.
(b) The picture of the family.
(c) Her best sari.
(d) The rolling pin and roti board.

4. Where does Bahadur sometimes work?
(a) A book shop.
(b) A tea shop.
(c) A bike repair shop.
(d) An electronics repair shop.

5. What does Jai think of Runu-Didi as in Part III?
(a) His second mother.
(b) The ruiner of his happiness.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His ticket out of the basti.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Jai get a job?

3. Who does Faiz want to question first?

4. Where does Bahadur's brother say Bahadur liked to go after school?

5. Who is Bahadur's Papa?

(see the answer key)

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