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

2. What does Irfaan always give Anjali for Diwali?

3. In Chapter 25, where does Mohan say he is going?

4. What does Ma eat in jail?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 26, what does Mohan do after he is badly beaten?

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

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

5. Who does Baba tell Anjali her Ma is like in order to demonstrate Ma's strength?

6. In Chapter 22, what happens to Anjali's mother?

7. In Chapter 23, what is Anjali unable to do without her mother?

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

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

10. What does Anjali tell the vegetable seller so upset that the ball has touched his vegetables?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Baba feel indebted to Chachaji? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Why is it so personally important to Anjali that the Dalit children be allowed to attend her school? 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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