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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Pages 200 - 265).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Faiz call his mother?
(a) Ma.
(b) Ammi.
(c) Mamo.
(d) Mother.

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

4. Why does Jai think Quarter might possibly be the one snatching children?
(a) He could be forcing them to steal for him.
(b) He could be passing them on to his father's business.
(c) He could be torturing them.
(d) He could be selling them.

5. Who does Papa stand up to about the harm in causing divisions between Muslims and Hindus in Part IV?
(a) Kirpal-Sir.
(b) Fatima.
(c) Quarter.
(d) The Praja.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jai see as his first job as a detective?

2. Why does Jai think his mother is trying to make him feel guilty in Part IV?

3. What does Faiz say evil djinns are sometimes called?

4. Who is the first child to disappear?

5. What form do djinns sometimes take, according to legends?

(see the answer key)

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