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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 29 - Author's Note).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Suman say she came to the school with the Dalits and the others?
(a) She would go to jail otherwise.
(b) She has nothing else to do.
(c) There is no point in being first in class with only people who have never been to school before.
(d) Her mother made her.

2. What does Mohan say he would prefer to be called?
(a) Yarli.
(b) Rikit.
(c) Pio.
(d) Dalit.

3. What does Mrs. Mishra say to Anjali and her Baba in Chapter 28?
(a) Ma did not pray enough.
(b) Ma double-crossed Mrs. Mishra.
(c) Ma was going to die soon.
(d) Ma should have spent more time worrying about her own kind.

4. In Chapter 24, who does Anjali see in the jail before seeing Ma?
(a) Hari.
(b) Riko.
(c) Keshavji.
(d) Babaji.

5. Who does Mohan sell his necklace to?
(a) An American.
(b) A Muslim.
(c) A Hindu.
(d) A wealthy British woman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why will the merchant not want to engrave Irfaan's item?

2. In Chapter 22, who is arrested?

3. In Chapter 21, why is school canceled?

4. What does Jamuna do to the almonds every morning?

5. Who is the widowed neighbor from the house at the end of the street?

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