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

2. What does Ma accuse Runu-Didi of doing aside from running?
(a) Having some kind of inappropriate relationship or intentions with her coach.
(b) Taking cooking classes in secret.
(c) Having a job on the side.
(d) Taking college chemistry classes in secret.

3. What form do djinns sometimes take, according to legends?
(a) A leopard.
(b) A black dog, cat, or snake.
(c) A monkey.
(d) A tiger or dolphin.

4. What happens to Chandni's Ma at the police station?
(a) The police beat her.
(b) The mob grabbed her and told her to go home.
(c) She got lost on the way home.
(d) The police told her they would do everything they could.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does one of the Muslim children who gets snatched spend the milk money on?

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

3. What happened when Aanchal's father called her mobile after she went missing?

4. Why does Ma think Runu-Didi is late coming home in Part IV?

5. What does a chacha in the toilet line say that makes Jai feel like crying in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why are Jai's and Runu-Didi's parents angry with them towards the end of Part III?

6. What does Naina tell Pari, Jai and Faiz about Aanchal when they visit her?

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

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

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

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

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