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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jai's Ma wrap in her bedsheet?
(a) Dog food.
(b) Her hair treatment.
(c) Her one bangle.
(d) Their valuables.

2. Why do Jai, Pari, and Faiz get a few days off from school in Part II?
(a) Because of the heat.
(b) Because of the flood.
(c) Because of the kidnappings.
(d) Because of the smog.

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

4. What does one have to do to get the spirit's protection that is known for protecting girls and women?
(a) Turn in a circle three times.
(b) Just think of her.
(c) Call out a special prayer.
(d) Leave her an offering.

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

6. Why does the policeman tell Jai they do not arrest djinns?
(a) The djinns would curse the police.
(b) The djinns would just break out.
(c) The jails cannot hold them.
(d) There are no such thing as djinns.

7. Where does Bahadur's brother say Bahadur liked to go after school?
(a) Bhoot Bazar.
(b) The tea shop.
(c) The running field.
(d) The video game arcade.

8. Who is Jai's sister?
(a) Bhai-Didi.
(b) Shanti-Didi.
(c) Sari-Didi.
(d) Runu-Didi.

9. Why does Faiz say he is not coming on the metro with Jai and Pari?
(a) He is scared of trains.
(b) He wants to go to school instead.
(c) He thinks the kidnapper is a djinn and they will not find djinns on the Purple Line.
(d) He does not have the money.

10. Who are the only ones who know Mental's real name?
(a) His boys.
(b) His wife.
(c) His best friends.
(d) His daughters.

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

12. Where does Faiz work?
(a) The tea shop.
(b) The kirana store.
(c) The phone shop.
(d) The flower-seller's.

13. How does Bahadur feel about the T.V.-repair chacha?
(a) He feels indifferent to him.
(b) He wishes a man like him could have been his father.
(c) He is suspicious of him.
(d) He does not like him at all.

14. What kind of television shows does Jai like the best?
(a) Cartoons from America.
(b) Science fiction shows.
(c) Romances.
(d) Detective and police shows.

15. Who is the second child to disappear, in Part II?
(a) Omvir.
(b) Chandi.
(c) Aanchal.
(d) Beri.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the boys call on Mental's protection after he dies?

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

4. Who does Faiz want to question first?

5. Who does Jai tell his friends most people in India are kidnapped by?

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