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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Quarter spend nearly every night?
(a) The tea shop.
(b) The lake.
(c) The theka.
(d) The video game arcade.

2. Who is Bahadur's Papa?
(a) The Pradhan.
(b) Drunkard Laloo.
(c) Quarter.
(d) Varun.

3. What is one of Jai's favorite television shows?
(a) Love Connection.
(b) Police Patrol.
(c) The Bachelor.
(d) Hiker's Galaxy.

4. What do the police sometimes threaten for Jai's basti?
(a) To spray it with chemicals.
(b) To demolish it.
(c) To arrest everyone.
(d) To take all the vehicles away.

5. Where does Bahadur sometimes work?
(a) A book shop.
(b) A bike repair shop.
(c) An electronics repair shop.
(d) A tea shop.

6. What do Pari, Jai and Faiz ask Bahadur's Ma for?
(a) Food.
(b) Tea.
(c) Money.
(d) A photo of him.

7. Where do Bahadur's siblings suggest Jai, Pari and Faiz look for Bahadur?
(a) The school.
(b) The running fields.
(c) The tea shop.
(d) The railway station.

8. What does Jai tell the policeman after looking at his shoes?
(a) They look like they are the same size.
(b) There is a cobbler nearby.
(c) There is a shoe shop nearby.
(d) Jai loves the policeman's shoes.

9. Who was the kindly boss-man of about 20 children?
(a) Baiz.
(b) Quarter.
(c) Pradhan.
(d) Mental.

10. What chases Omvir in Part II?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cats.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Other children.

11. What sport does Jai's sister practice?
(a) Volleyball.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Squash.
(d) Running.

12. What does Kirpal-Sir say more than any other word?
(a) Friends.
(b) Silence.
(c) Attention.
(d) Dismissed.

13. What does Jai value most in his house?
(a) The books.
(b) The television.
(c) The pens and paints.
(d) The refrigerator.

14. What does Quarter always wear?
(a) A scarf.
(b) Sunglasses.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

15. Who are Jai's best friends?
(a) Bahadur and Omvir.
(b) Pari and Faiz.
(c) Tariq and Pari.
(d) Omvir and Tariq.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jai feel "sticking" to himself in Bahadur's house, making him anxious to leave?

2. What does Jai's family most often eat?

3. What blocks Omvir's escape in Part II?

4. What does Jai think about the T.V.-repair chacha?

5. What does Omvir fear will happen to him if he does not get out of his basti?

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