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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 266 - 338).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jai's Ma keep her extra money?
(a) The tin box.
(b) The Parachute tub.
(c) Under the loose floorboard.
(d) The rock under the bed.

2. What term of affection does Jai's mother use for him in Part II?
(a) Theta.
(b) Chacho.
(c) Beta.
(d) Mai.

3. Who is the boy who follows Runu just before she is snatched?
(a) Rini.
(b) Pradhal.
(c) Pravin.
(d) Jindal.

4. Who is very upset that both Runu-Didi and Jai snuck out of the house while she was watching them in Part IV?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Pari's Ma.
(c) Shanti-Chachi.
(d) Aanchal.

5. What is the word for "settlement" in this novel?
(a) Vai.
(b) Marun.
(c) Rasti.
(d) Basti.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jai's and Runu's father tell them very seriously in Part III?

2. What does one of the Muslim children who gets snatched spend the milk money on?

3. Who is the spirit who supposedly looks after young women?

4. What does Omvir sometimes forget is a hi-fi building in Part II?

5. Who is Fatima's pet?

(see the answer key)

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