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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. In what year had the slum been settled?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1991.
(d) 2011.

2. How many rupees did the Husains lose in the 2005 floods?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 5,000.
(d) 2,500.

3. Which of the following animals are to be found in Abdul’s neighborhood?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Elk.
(c) Rhinoceros.
(d) Water buffalo.

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

5. To whom is the book dedicated?
(a) Two Sunils.
(b) Two Salmans.
(c) Two Sruthis.
(d) Two Trivikrams.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what does Fatima burn herself?

2. Which of the following movies does Kalu reenact?

3. What kind of fruit tree stands by the Hotel Leela?

4. Which of the following is one of Fatima’s daughters?

5. What is the traditional occupation of the Matang caste in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Adarsh like to stay out late?

2. Why is Abdul a criminal before police begin to pursue him?

3. Why is Avinash unsuitable to be a slumlord?

4. For what reason do locals in the text favor improving the shacks where they live?

5. What does Abdul identify as Karam’s major flaw?

6. How does Asha’s self-help group scheme work?

7. How does Abdul define good fortune?

8. Why does Sunil scavenge on a ledge above a river?

9. Why do the recycling plant owners wear white?

10. In what work does Abdul specialize?

(see the answer keys)

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