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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 the policeman tell Pari when she threatens to expose the terrible conditions of the prison?
(a) He will arrest her soon too.
(b) If it goes on television, maybe they will get a real lock-up.
(c) He knows all the television reporters.
(d) She should be seen and not heard.

2. What does Omvir sometimes forget is a hi-fi building in Part II?
(a) Golden Gates.
(b) Spring Street.
(c) Palace Temple.
(d) Maple Towers.

3. What does Bottle-Badshah do?
(a) He is a sweet-shop owner.
(b) He is a tea-shop owner.
(c) He is a priest.
(d) He is a scrap-dealer.

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

5. What does Runu-Didi say that prompts her father to slap her?
(a) She tells her parents they are poor and ignorant.
(b) She tells her parents she is running away.
(c) She asks her parents why they had Jai if they could not look after him.
(d) She tells her parents she will go to college no matter what.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who waits with Runu-Didi and Jai at their house until their mother gets home on the last day of the year?

3. Who do some children tell Pari and Jai they should talk to about finding Bahadur when they take the Purple Line train?

4. How does Pari plan on returning her ticket money to Faiz?

5. Where does Bahadur sometimes work?

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