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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. What does Jai's Ma wrap in her bedsheet?
(a) Dog food.
(b) Their valuables.
(c) Her one bangle.
(d) Her hair treatment.

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

3. What does Pari ask Kirpal-Sir to do in Part I that angers him?
(a) Give them homework.
(b) Take attendance.
(c) Give them lunch.
(d) Let them out early.

4. How does Jai refer to Omvir's Ma's baby?
(a) The pretty-baby.
(b) The angel baby.
(c) The killer-baby.
(d) The boxer-baby.

5. What prompts Jai's Papa to tell him that the missing children are not a game?
(a) When children's bodies start turning up.
(b) When his cousin goes missing.
(c) When two Musalman children go missing soon after Christmas.
(d) When the police really do start talking about bulldozing the basti.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pari suggest getting money for train tickets?

2. What does the policeman tell Pari when she threatens to expose the terrible conditions of the prison?

3. What do the police say about Bahadur's disappearance?

4. What does one neighbor say to Jai's parents about the future of the basti because of police involvement in the disappearance of children?

5. Why does Faiz tell Pari and Jai not to tell anyone else about the T.V. repair shop?

(see the answer key)

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