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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. What kind of bird did Kamble keep?
(a) Pigeon.
(b) Parrot.
(c) Finch.
(d) Parakeet.

2. To which actor does Abdul compare himself?
(a) Jackie Chan.
(b) Donnie Yen.
(c) Hiroyuki Sanada.
(d) Bruce Lee.

3. Which of the following improvements does Zehrunisa want for her home?
(a) An indoor toilet.
(b) A stone shelf.
(c) A door that shuts.
(d) A separate bedroom.

4. How does the text gloss “naya tak-a-tak”?
(a) Worn out.
(b) Gently used.
(c) Brand new.
(d) Well worn.

5. Who is Asha’s superior in her political party?
(a) Sundu Salanis.
(b) Sunil Sakhari.
(c) Subotai Sandan.
(d) Subhash Sawant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year had the Husains arrived in the slum where they live?

2. In which state is Mumbai?

3. What country’s economy had been growing faster than India’s at the beginning of the book?

4. In what burn ward is Fatima lodged?

5. Which of the following movies does Kalu reenact?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Abdul fabricate about being inside a hotel?

2. How does Sunil spend his first disposable income?

3. What is the ghost house to which Zehrunisa refers?

4. In what work does Abdul specialize?

5. Why does Abdul regard the improvements to his family home as unwise?

6. Why does Abdul believe others in the area hold his family in disregard?

7. For what reason does Asha greet petitioners in a housedress?

8. Why is Avinash unsuitable to be a slumlord?

9. For what reasons did her neighbors consider Fatima a joke?

10. Why does Asha balk at her political supervisor’s request for an area meeting?

(see the answer keys)

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