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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. Who is Aanchal's boyfriend?

2. What does Jai's Ma tell him the hi-fi people are trying to get rid of?

3. What does Runu-Didi say that prompts her father to slap her?

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

5. What does Jai think of Runu-Didi as in Part III?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Jai's Ma work for and how is she treated at her work?

2. What is Faiz worried about when Tariq-Bhai is arrested?

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

4. What does Runu-Didi tell Jai about why someone is stealing so many children, and how does he react?

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

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

7. What does Jai think about the T.V.-repair chacha?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do Jai, Pari, and Faiz perceive Quarter? What are the sources of Quarter's power and influence? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

In what specific situations and contexts do young female characters in this novel feel that they are disadvantaged, treated unfairly, and/or discriminated against because of their gender? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How does Jai feel about his one trip on the Purple Line Metro route with Pari, and what does this trip symbolize for him? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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