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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 is Fatima's pet?
(a) Buffalo-Baba.
(b) Paracula.
(c) Sari.
(d) Hindiri.

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

3. What does Bahadur imagine his mother rubbing his chest with when he is sick?
(a) Cortisone Cream.
(b) Vaseline.
(c) Vicks Vapo Rub.
(d) Lard.

4. What does Jai plan on asking for at the railway station that he thinks might help them find Bahadur?
(a) CCTV footage.
(b) A list of formal complaints.
(c) A list of passengers.
(d) A list of financial transactions from the past two weeks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of Jai's favorite television shows?

2. Who do some children tell Pari and Jai they should talk to about finding Bahadur when they take the Purple Line train?

3. Why do Omvir's classmates not have much to say about him?

4. What is the T.V.-repair chacha's name?

5. Who is the first child to disappear?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jai think of his friend Pari, in general?

2. What is Jai's and his friends' first job as "detectives" and why is this?

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

4. Who do Jai and his friends start to think might have kidnapped Bahadur early in Part II?

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

6. What does Omvir's father do and what does Omvir resent about his life?

7. Where do Pari and Jai decide to go to try to find Bahadur in Part II and how do they get there?

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

9. How does Jai feel about his ride on the Purple Line?

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

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