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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 201 - 245).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mary justify what her church did to Vivek when speaking with Kavita?
(a) She tells her Vivek needs to learn how to read.
(b) She tells her the priesthood would be good for Vivek.
(c) She tells her they were not beating her son, they were beating the demon.
(d) She tells her Vivek needs to eat more.

2. Why is Osita so angry with Vivek in Chapter Eight?
(a) Vivek humiliated Osita in front of his family.
(b) Vivek stole money from Osita.
(c) Vivek is much more talented than Osita and Osita is jealous.
(d) Osita tells Vivek that Vivek is not normal and Vivek asks Osita what he is so afraid of.

3. Who is Juju's mother?
(a) Rhatha.
(b) Maja.
(c) Kavita.
(d) Ruby.

4. What does Kavita sometimes feel about the way other people mourn Vivek?
(a) Other people do not have the right to cry about Vivek because they cannot feel as deeply about the loss of Vivek as she does.
(b) Other people are not mourning Vivek appropriately.
(c) Other people can mourn Vivek by going to church more often.
(d) Other people are mourning Vivek in strange ways, like bringing flowers to his grave.

5. What is one tactic townspeople use to punish thieves?
(a) Hanging someone.
(b) Imprisoning someone within a tire and lighting the tire on fire.
(c) Cutting off someone's hand.
(d) Stealing someone's shoes and making them walk on glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concerns does Mary convey to Kavita about Vivek in Chapter Eight?

2. What does Juju bring to her meeting with her friends in Chapter Nineteen?

3. What does Kavita almost wish she could forgive Mary for in Chapter Twenty-one?

4. Why does Charles come back home to Maja?

5. What does Osita tell Vivek in Chapter Thirteen that he has never told anyone else?

(see the answer key)

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