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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. Where does one of the Muslim siblings have to go to find the other in Part IV?

2. Why does the T.V.-repair chacha think Bahadur hid all his money in the shop?

3. What does Jai call the dog he tries to befriend in Part III?

4. What does Tariq-Bhai say the police should use to track Aanchal's phone?

5. What does Tariq-Bhai know a lot about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do some Hindus, including the pradhan, say about Muslims in Part IV?

2. Why is Papa increasingly frustrated with Jai in Part IV?

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

4. What news does Shanti-Chachi bring to Jai's household early in Part III that upsets everyone?

5. Why is Aanchal's mobile phone of such interest to her family and to Jai, Pari, and Faiz?

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

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

8. What are the rumors Jai starts hearing about Aanchal?

9. What do Jai, Pari and Faiz eventually learn that Aanchal was doing regularly to better herself?

10. How does Jai react to the disappearance of Runu-Didi in Part IV?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What does Shanti-Chachi's chiding of the reporters and other journalists who seek to exploit Jai's parents' tragedy say about the state of the media in India? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Jai and his friends seem to perceive Drunkard Laloo, and how do their perceptions of him stack up against the way adults treat him and the way he conducts himself in public? Write a journal entry explaining your answers.

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