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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 Jai refer to as his mother's group of friends in their neighborhood?
2. Who is very upset that both Runu-Didi and Jai snuck out of the house while she was watching them in Part IV?
3. Where does Pari think a lot of activity surrounding the kidnappings is happening?
4. What prompts Jai's Papa to tell him that the missing children are not a game?
5. What does Runu-Didi say that prompts her father to slap her?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Runu-Didi tell Jai about why someone is stealing so many children, and how does he react?
2. Why is Papa increasingly frustrated with Jai in Part IV?
3. What does Jai think about the T.V.-repair chacha?
4. Why is Aanchal's mobile phone of such interest to her family and to Jai, Pari, and Faiz?
5. Why does Khadifa resent her brother Kabir in Part IV?
6. What deal do Runu-Didi and Jai make in Part IV?
7. Why does Papa hit Runu-Didi in Part IV?
8. Who does Jai notice asking Duttaram about child labor and why does he notice this person?
9. How does Jai react to the disappearance of Runu-Didi in Part IV?
10. What problem do the basti residents have with the police as more children are disappearing?
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
How do Jai, Faiz, and Pari all treat the idea of djinns differently? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your answers.
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