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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who do some children tell Pari and Jai they should talk to about finding Bahadur when they take the Purple Line train?
(a) Peri.
(b) Fara.
(c) Jindal.
(d) Gurr.

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

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

4. What does Pari tell the person she asks about how to buy metro tickets?
(a) They are going to work.
(b) They are checking out private schools.
(c) They are going to the museum.
(d) They are visiting their grandmother.

5. Why does Jai think Quarter might possibly be the one snatching children?
(a) He could be torturing them.
(b) He could be forcing them to steal for him.
(c) He could be selling them.
(d) He could be passing them on to his father's business.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jai and his friends often gather and wander?

2. Where does Quarter spend nearly every night?

3. Who are the only ones who know Mental's real name?

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

5. Who is Bahadur's Papa?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jai see Bahadur's Ma give the police and why does she give them this object?

2. How does Jai get along with Runu-Didi and how would you describe their relationship?

3. What is one of the most obvious signs of the pollution in Jai's city, and how do the residents deal with it?

4. How did Mental treat the children who worked for him?

5. Why does Jai's friend Faiz work part-time even though he is just a child?

6. What television shows does Jai like the most, and why?

7. Who is the first child to disappear from Jai's basti and why do people fail to take it seriously at first?

8. How does Bahadur's mother react to Jai, Pari, and Faiz asking to help find him?

9. What does Guru help Jai and Pari with in their search for Bahadur?

10. What does Junction-Ki-Rani reportedly do for young women?

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