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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. Why does the spirit that supposedly protects girls and women do so?
2. Where does Quarter spend nearly every night?
3. What does Bahadur's Ma say about his personality?
4. What does Omvir sometimes forget is a hi-fi building in Part II?
5. What does Jai appreciate about the way Runu-Didi is at school with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is one of the most obvious signs of the pollution in Jai's city, and how do the residents deal with it?
2. What does Junction-Ki-Rani reportedly do for young women?
3. Why is Quarter a figure of power and mystique?
4. Why does Kirpal-Sir send Jai away from school?
5. What is Jai's and his friends' first job as "detectives" and why is this?
6. How does Bahadur's mother react to Jai, Pari, and Faiz asking to help find him?
7. What does Omvir's father do and what does Omvir resent about his life?
8. How does Jai feel about his ride on the Purple Line?
9. What does Guru help Jai and Pari with in their search for Bahadur?
10. Why does Jai's friend Faiz work part-time even though he is just a child?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the reality television shows and dramas about police and crime influence Jai's perception of the real world once children start disappearing from his basti? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
What do you think Anappara intends to convey to the reader about school leadership and the attitudes of adults in power towards children from poor neighborhoods through the character Kirpal-Sir? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
Essay Topic 3
Why do you think Anappara chooses to alternate between Jai's first-person perspective and the third-person narration for all the children who are kidnapped throughout the novel? What effect does this perspective-switching have on the reader? Write an essay explaining your answers.
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