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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does Pari suggest getting money for train tickets?
(a) Aking Jai's mother.
(b) Asking Faiz.
(c) Asking Drunkard Laloo.
(d) Asking Bahadur's Ma.

4. Where do Jai and his friends often gather and wander?
(a) The School Yard.
(b) The Pub.
(c) Bhoot Bazaar.
(d) Hirpai Bazaar.

5. What is a terrible sign of pollution in Jai's city?
(a) The rain is green.
(b) Dog poop.
(c) Burning trash.
(d) Smog.

6. How do the boys call on Mental's protection after he dies?
(a) By calling his real name.
(b) By going to a spot where they used to meet.
(c) By chanting a prayer in song.
(d) By offering him a blanket.

7. Why does Jai tell policemen he is out of school in Part I?
(a) Because he works.
(b) Because he has digestive problems.
(c) Because he needs to help his Ma.
(d) Because he was kicked out.

8. Who is Jai's main teacher?
(a) Willis-Sir.
(b) Kirpal-Sir.
(c) Sisti-Madam.
(d) Mairun-Madam.

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

10. What does Jai commonly have to queue for?
(a) Meat.
(b) The toilets.
(c) Phone calls.
(d) Cheese.

11. What is the T.V.-repair chacha's name?
(a) Wallim.
(b) Peri.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Barry.

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

13. Why does the spirit that supposedly protects girls and women do so?
(a) She is paid to protect girls and women.
(b) Her own daughter was killed.
(c) She was tasked to do it by a God.
(d) She was killed by an evil man herself.

14. Why do Omvir's classmates not have much to say about him?
(a) He is hardly ever at school.
(b) He is very shy.
(c) He blends in very well.
(d) He goes by a different name.

15. What did Jai's Ma trade Runu's gold-plated medal for running for?
(a) A five-pound bag of rice.
(b) A nice restaurant meal out.
(c) A two-liter bottle of sunflower oil.
(d) A new water heater.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jai's Ma keep her extra money?

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

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

4. What does Jai's Ma wrap in her bedsheet?

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

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