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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 job does Faiz take since his brother is jailed?
(a) A job at the tea shop.
(b) A job selling things at the traffic junction.
(c) A job as a cook.
(d) A job as a temple assistant.

2. What does Jai call the dog he tries to befriend in Part III?
(a) Peri.
(b) Samosa.
(c) Jindal.
(d) Harvey.

3. Where does one of the Muslim siblings have to go to find the other in Part IV?
(a) The video-gaming parlor.
(b) The sweet shop.
(c) The tea shop.
(d) The sports field.

4. Which friend lied and told Aanchal's family she had been with her the day she disappeared?
(a) Jindal.
(b) Naina.
(c) Peri.
(d) Runu.

5. What does Runu-Didi say that prompts her father to slap her?
(a) She asks her parents why they had Jai if they could not look after him.
(b) She tells her parents they are poor and ignorant.
(c) She tells her parents she will go to college no matter what.
(d) She tells her parents she is running away.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Faiz say evil djinns are sometimes called?

2. What does Jai tell Runu when she tells him not to wait for her to walk home from school together?

3. What was Aanchal wearing when she disappeared?

4. Who tells Jai's parents about the third child to disappear?

5. What deal do Runu and Jai make in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do some people change their minds about the kidnappings being done by Muslims in Part IV?

2. What do Jai, Pari and Faiz eventually learn that Aanchal was doing regularly to better herself?

3. Why does Khadifa resent her brother Kabir in Part IV?

4. In the section in Part III that explains what happened to Aanchal, what made her very uncomfortable on the night she disappeared?

5. Who does Jai encounter while working at Duttaram's and how does he think this creature will help with his detective work?

6. What does Runu-Didi tell Jai about why someone is stealing so many children, and how does he react?

7. Why is Papa increasingly frustrated with Jai in Part IV?

8. Why is Faiz's brother Tariq-Bhai arrested?

9. What is Faiz worried about when Tariq-Bhai is arrested?

10. Why does Papa hit Runu-Didi in Part IV?

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