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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Pages 266 - 338).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What deal do Runu and Jai make in Part III?
(a) They will both go to college somehow.
(b) They will both get jobs to help their parents pay bills.
(c) Runu can go to training and Jai can go to work, and neither will tell on the other.
(d) They will both steal money and return it together.

2. Why does Jai not feel like gathering clues about the missing Muslim children?
(a) He has to concentrate on running instead.
(b) He has to concentrate on helping Faiz make money to feed his family instead.
(c) He does not think he will be able to find them no matter how much information he gathers.
(d) He does not care about Muslims, only Hindus.

3. Where do Bahadur's siblings suggest Jai, Pari and Faiz look for Bahadur?
(a) The running fields.
(b) The school.
(c) The tea shop.
(d) The railway station.

4. What does Jai hear his Ma's hi-fi lady tell her over the phone in Part IV?
(a) She can find a hundred people to do her job.
(b) She is fired.
(c) She has one more chance.
(d) She is a terrible cook.

5. Why is Jai so alarmed when Papa hits Runu?
(a) Papa once promised never to hit them.
(b) Ma asked Papa to hit Runu.
(c) He has never hit any of them before.
(d) He has hit Jai but not Runu before.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Duttaram give Jai on his last day of work that surprises Jai?

2. What does Jai tell Runu when she tells him not to wait for her to walk home from school together?

3. What does Shanti-Chachi bring after Runu disappears that is Jai's favorite food?

4. What had Runu considered Jai with from when he was born?

5. What chases Omvir in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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