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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (Pages 65 - 127).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the spirit who supposedly looks after young women?
(a) Junction-ki-Rani.
(b) Jindal.
(c) Peri.
(d) Fara.

2. What does one neighbor say to Jai's parents about the future of the basti because of police involvement in the disappearance of children?
(a) They will lose their homes.
(b) They will all lose their pets.
(c) They will all be beaten.
(d) They will all be thrown in jail.

3. What chases Omvir in Part II?
(a) Chickens.
(b) Cats.
(c) Other children.
(d) Dogs.

4. Who is Jai's sister?
(a) Shanti-Didi.
(b) Sari-Didi.
(c) Runu-Didi.
(d) Bhai-Didi.

5. What blocks Omvir's escape in Part II?
(a) A silver SUV.
(b) Jai and Pari.
(c) A pack of neighborhood cats.
(d) A group of children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Jai and his friends often gather and wander?

2. What does Pari tell the person she asks about how to buy metro tickets?

3. Why does the policeman tell Jai they do not arrest djinns?

4. What does Omvir fear will happen to him if he does not get out of his basti?

5. Where does Bahadur's brother say Bahadur liked to go after school?

(see the answer key)

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