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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 does Bahadur's Ma say about his personality?
2. What does Jai think about the T.V.-repair chacha?
3. Why does Faiz say he is not coming on the metro with Jai and Pari?
4. What does Jai commonly have to queue for?
5. What do the police say about Bahadur's disappearance?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Jai's and his friends' first job as "detectives" and why is this?
2. How do children ask for Mental's protection after he dies?
3. What does Guru ask Pari and Jai for that they really do not have, and what does Guru offer in return?
4. What does Jai see Bahadur's Ma give the police and why does she give them this object?
5. Why does Jai's friend Faiz work part-time even though he is just a child?
6. Where do Pari and Jai decide to go to try to find Bahadur in Part II and how do they get there?
7. How does Jai feel about his ride on the Purple Line?
8. What does Omvir's father do and what does Omvir resent about his life?
9. What television shows does Jai like the most, and why?
10. What does Jai think of his friend Pari, in general?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What does Jai think about the way his Ma's "hi-fi madam" treats his mother? How aware does Jai seem about the struggles and challenges his parents face in their work and with their family's financial situation? Write an essay explaining your answers.
Essay Topic 3
How do the police treat the parents of the missing children from Jai's basti, and how do the parents respond? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.
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