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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. What is the T.V.-repair chacha's name?
(a) Barry.
(b) Wallim.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Peri.
2. What is the word for "settlement" in this novel?
(a) Rasti.
(b) Vai.
(c) Marun.
(d) Basti.
3. What is a terrible sign of pollution in Jai's city?
(a) Dog poop.
(b) The rain is green.
(c) Burning trash.
(d) Smog.
4. What does Bahadur's Ma say about his personality?
(a) He has a heart of gold.
(b) He is very smart.
(c) He is quite mischievous.
(d) He is too trusting.
5. What blocks Omvir's escape in Part II?
(a) A group of children.
(b) A pack of neighborhood cats.
(c) Jai and Pari.
(d) A silver SUV.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why do Jai, Pari, and Faiz get a few days off from school in Part II?
2. What does Omvir fear will happen to him if he does not get out of his basti?
3. What does the old woman at the railway station try to give Pari and Jai?
4. What does Jai commonly have to queue for?
5. What does one neighbor say to Jai's parents about the future of the basti because of police involvement in the disappearance of children?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is the first child to disappear from Jai's basti and why do people fail to take it seriously at first?
2. What does a woman at the train station in Part II try to give Jai and Pari and who intervenes?
3. What is Jai's and his friends' first job as "detectives" and why is this?
4. What does Junction-Ki-Rani reportedly do for young women?
5. What television shows does Jai like the most, and why?
6. How does Bahadur's mother react to Jai, Pari, and Faiz asking to help find him?
7. What is one of the most obvious signs of the pollution in Jai's city, and how do the residents deal with it?
8. What does Omvir's father do and what does Omvir resent about his life?
9. What does Jai think of his friend Pari, in general?
10. How did Mental treat the children who worked for him?
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