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

2. Which sibling of aanchal's talks to Jai, Pari and Faiz?
(a) Tariq.
(b) Ajay.
(c) Tyla.
(d) Chandi.

3. Who does Papa stand up to about the harm in causing divisions between Muslims and Hindus in Part IV?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Quarter.
(c) Kirpal-Sir.
(d) The Praja.

4. What does Aanchal threaten to do if the man who is harassing her does not stop?
(a) Scream to wake the whole basti.
(b) Stab him.
(c) Run as fast as she can.
(d) Call the police.

5. Why does Jai think his mother is trying to make him feel guilty in Part IV?
(a) She is sorry she did not become a teacher like she wanted to.
(b) She is afraid of her hi-fi madam boss.
(c) She is sore from working all the time.
(d) She is mad at Drunkard Laloo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jai not feel like gathering clues about the missing Muslim children?

2. What day of the week does Jai work?

3. Why does Jai get a job?

4. What is the subject of the Hindu poem Jai has to memorize in Part III?

5. What does Jai's Ma tell him the hi-fi people are trying to get rid of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jai do to earn back the money for the parachute tin, and how does this endeavor start?

2. Why is Aanchal's mobile phone of such interest to her family and to Jai, Pari, and Faiz?

3. What are the rumors Jai starts hearing about Aanchal?

4. What deal do Runu-Didi and Jai make in Part IV?

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

6. What does Jai think about the T.V.-repair chacha?

7. Who does Jai notice asking Duttaram about child labor and why does he notice this person?

8. What happens in Part IV that shocks and appals Jai's basti?

9. What do Pari, Jai, and Faiz think about Djinns?

10. What do some Hindus, including the pradhan, say about Muslims in Part IV?

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