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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. Who is the fourth child to disappear?
(a) Fabrir.
(b) Kaiz.
(c) Mai.
(d) Chandni.

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

3. What does Jai steal from a plate at work one of his first days there?
(a) A nankhati.
(b) A mint.
(c) A cookie.
(d) A roti.

4. Why does Ma think Runu-Didi is late coming home in Part IV?
(a) She is angry about the fight she had with them and about Papa hitting her.
(b) She is just studying at the library.
(c) She is eating dinner at coach's house.
(d) She is eating dinner at aTara's house.

5. What does Omvir fear will happen to him if he does not get out of his basti?
(a) He will never finish school.
(b) He will never be a good chef.
(c) He will follow in his father's footsteps and be an unhappy, financially insecure man.
(d) He will never fulfill his dreams of being a famous runner.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jai tell Runu when she tells him not to wait for her to walk home from school together?

2. What day of the week does Jai work?

3. Who was the kindly boss-man of about 20 children?

4. Where does Duttaram ask Jai to deliver tea in Part III?

5. What does the poster with photos of the missing children in Part IV say?

(see the answer key)

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