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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 Duttaram give Jai on his last day of work that surprises Jai?
(a) Fifty rupees for a train ticket.
(b) Twenty rupees to give to his parents.
(c) A new television.
(d) A new uniform.

2. What does Faiz call his mother?
(a) Mother.
(b) Mamo.
(c) Ammi.
(d) Ma.

3. What is Jai's plan for helping to find Omvir after he begins his new job in Part III?
(a) He wants to get all the CCTV footage from the schools.
(b) He wants to use his money to put up posters of Omvir.
(c) He wants to have the stray dog he befriends, Samosa, track Omvir.
(d) He wants to interview all the pradhans about Omvir.

4. What terrible thing happens in Faiz's family in Part IV?
(a) His mother dies.
(b) His brother Tariq-Bhai is arrested.
(c) He is expelled from school.
(d) His sister is snatched.

5. Why does Jai get a job?
(a) To give to Faiz for his family's food.
(b) To replace the money he took from the Parachute tub.
(c) To pay for school.
(d) To give to Runu-Didi for her new uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Aanchal threaten to do if the man who is harassing her does not stop?

2. Why does Jai's boss sometimes pay him less than they agreed?

3. Why does Jai think his mother is trying to make him feel guilty in Part IV?

4. Which sibling of aanchal's talks to Jai, Pari and Faiz?

5. What does Pari tell Jai's Ma she will help Jai with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Jai's Ma work for and how is she treated at her work?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What news does Shanti-Chachi bring to Jai's household early in Part III that upsets everyone?

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

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