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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. Why does Jai's boss sometimes pay him less than they agreed?
(a) Jai breaks some glasses.
(b) Jai loses some flowers.
(c) Jai ruins some clothes.
(d) Jai offends the customers.

2. What does Jai hear his Ma's hi-fi lady tell her over the phone in Part IV?
(a) She has one more chance.
(b) She can find a hundred people to do her job.
(c) She is a terrible cook.
(d) She is fired.

3. Who is the owner of the beloved pet who is brutally killed in Part IV?
(a) Pari.
(b) Faiz.
(c) Jai.
(d) Fatima.

4. What rumor goes around about Aanchal's boyfriend?
(a) He is a drug dealer.
(b) He is much older and a Muslim.
(c) He is from Russia.
(d) He is her age but very wealthy.

5. Who does Jai notice hanging around Runu-Didi often?
(a) A black cat.
(b) A teacher from the history department.
(c) A boy with a lot of pimples.
(d) The wrestler-type man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the Muslim children who is snatched wear because he thinks it makes him look cool?

2. What does Ma accuse Runu-Didi of doing aside from running?

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

4. What does Jai refer to as his mother's group of friends in their neighborhood?

5. What does Jai's mother tell him she has to go to work after all in Part IV?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Papa tell Quarter in Part IV that takes courage?

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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