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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. When does Mohan say his mother died?

2. Who does Anjali ask to join her and the others in getting an education?

3. What does Irfaan accuse Anjali of doing with no evidence?

4. What does Mrs. Mishra say to Anjali and her Baba in Chapter 28?

5. In Chapter 26, when does Ghandi's fast end?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 24, what is Keshavji doing when Anjali sees him in prison?

5. In Chapter 24, what does Ma say she eats in prison?

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

7. In Chapter 21, what ruins what was supposed to be the Dalits' first day of school?

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

9. What does Mohan say he overheard Suman saying about Anjali?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Kelkar describe the tensions between Muslims and Hindus in this novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

What did you learn from Kelkar's "Author's Note," and why do you think she included the information she did in this section? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why does Anjali's opinion about Masterji change, and how does it change, over the course of the novel? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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