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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Mohan say his mother died?
(a) When he was 5.
(b) When he was 8.
(c) When he was 10.
(d) When he was 13.

2. In Chapter 22, who is arrested?
(a) Chachaji.
(b) Baba.
(c) Masterji.
(d) Ma.

3. What is a tradition on Holi?
(a) The people sing.
(b) The people go to church.
(c) The people throw color at each other.
(d) The people eat meat.

4. What do Anjali and Ma wear to clean toilets?
(a) Their oldest Khadi outfits.
(b) Hats.
(c) Their coats.
(d) No shoes.

5. Where does the gillin land in Chapter 16?
(a) The school.
(b) The church.
(c) The vegetable cart.
(d) The mosque.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anjali end up telling Suman directly in the end of Chapter 15?

2. How did Ma first learn English?

3. What does Nirmala tell Anjali about her plan for the school?

4. Who does Anjali ask for help again in Chapter 28?

5. What happens the first time Anjali cleans the family outhouse?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, how is Irfaan treated badly?

2. In Chapter 26, why does Ma look so ill?

3. What story does Mohan share about his own mother when Anjali's is arrested?

4. In Chapter 14, what wisdom does Keshavji give Anjali and Ma when they ask about Ghandi?

5. Who saves Anjali from the crowd and the police in Chapter 22?

6. What do the parents insist upon if the Dalits come to school at Anjali's school?

7. Who shows up for what is supposed to be the first day of school even though there are riots?

8. In Chapter 15, why do Anjali and Ma start cleaning their own outhouse?

9. In Chapter 24, why does Ma finally say she quit working for Brent Sahib?

10. In Chapter 25, why does Mohan get beaten?

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