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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. Who cooks for Anjali's family?

2. Why does Ma say an Untouchable has always cleaned their toilet?

3. Who lives with Anjali besides her mother and father?

4. In Chapter 11, who is one of the first to take a prasad?

5. What do Anjali's parents fight a lot about in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, what does Anjali see Mohan has a talent for?

2. Why does Anjali go to see Brent Sahib in Chapter 3?

3. Who comes to beg Brent Sahib for leniency for her son in Chapter 1?

4. Why does Anjali's Ma burn most of the family's clothes?

5. How does Anjali react when Anjali's Ma touches Mohan's broom?

6. In Chapter 11, what does the older woman in the basti tell Ma?

7. What is Anjali's favorite place in her yard and why?

8. Why are some Dalits very hesitant to accept Ma's and Anjali's gifts?

9. Who helps Anjali in her act of anger against Brent Sahib in Chapter 1?

10. In Chapter 9, what story does Chachaji tell about standing up for something?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kelkar demonstrate the evolution of Brent Sahib's character throughout the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Kelkar describe the difference and importance of the distinction between the terms "Harijan" and "Dalit?" Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why are people from the Dalit community relegated to the hardest, worst-paid, and most degrading forms of labor? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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