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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: The Business of Burning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who founded the party for which Asha works?
(a) Thackeray.
(b) Gandhi.
(c) Modi.
(d) Nehru.

2. What brand of cabinet does Abdul see while incarcerated?
(a) H&R Johnson.
(b) Godrej.
(c) Madhav.
(d) Shakti.

3. As which of the following does the text gloss the meaning of “Kalu”?
(a) Brown boy.
(b) White boy.
(c) Foreign boy.
(d) Black boy.

4. What color is the truck the Husains own?
(a) Orange.
(b) Purple.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

5. What color are the public toilets near where the Husains live?
(a) Purple.
(b) Orange.
(c) Brown.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many goats had the brothel-keeper originally bought?

2. In what police station are Abdul and Karam held?

3. How many of the slum’s residents had permanent jobs?

4. In what kind of sect had Adbul been raised?

5. How does the text gloss the term “ghamand”?

(see the answer key)

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