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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What explanation do Bahadur's siblings give for the bruises he used to have?
2. Where does Jai's Ma keep her extra money?
3. How much money does Jai steal from the Parachute tub?
4. Who is Jai's main teacher?
5. Who are Jai's best friends?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Bahadur spent a lot of his time when he is not home, and why does he spend time in this place?
2. Who do Jai and his friends start to think might have kidnapped Bahadur early in Part II?
3. Who is the first child to disappear from Jai's basti and why do people fail to take it seriously at first?
4. What does Jai think of his friend Pari, in general?
5. How does Jai get along with Runu-Didi and how would you describe their relationship?
6. Why does Jai's friend Faiz work part-time even though he is just a child?
7. What does Jai do in Part II that he feels very guilty about afterwards, and why?
8. Where do Pari and Jai decide to go to try to find Bahadur in Part II and how do they get there?
9. What does Jai see Bahadur's Ma give the police and why does she give them this object?
10. What does a woman at the train station in Part II try to give Jai and Pari and who intervenes?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think Anappara chooses to begin this novel with the story of Mental and the supposed ability of his ghost to save children from terrible fates? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 2
How would you describe Anappara's tone in her characterization of the main child characters - Jai, Pari, and Faiz? Why do you think Anappara chose to inject such humor and resourcefulness into these characters' personalities? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Which people or groups of people exploit the tensions between Hindus and Muslims in Jai's basti and the surrounding areas for their own purposes, and how do they do this? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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