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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 the spirit who supposedly looks after young women?
(a) Peri.
(b) Jindal.
(c) Junction-ki-Rani.
(d) Fara.

2. Who are Jai's best friends?
(a) Pari and Faiz.
(b) Tariq and Pari.
(c) Bahadur and Omvir.
(d) Omvir and Tariq.

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

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

5. What sport does Jai's sister practice?
(a) Volleyball.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Running.
(d) Squash.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does one have to do to get the spirit's protection that is known for protecting girls and women?

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

4. What does Jai value most in his house?

5. What does Jai's family most often eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Guru ask Pari and Jai for that they really do not have, and what does Guru offer in return?

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

3. Why is Quarter a figure of power and mystique?

4. What does a woman at the train station in Part II try to give Jai and Pari and who intervenes?

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

6. Where does Bahadur spent a lot of his time when he is not home, and why does he spend time in this place?

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

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

9. How do children ask for Mental's protection after he dies?

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

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