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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of the Muslim children who gets snatched spend the milk money on?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Books.
(c) Golf.
(d) Video games.

2. What day of the week does Jai work?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

3. What does Aanchal threaten to do if the man who is harassing her does not stop?
(a) Run as fast as she can.
(b) Scream to wake the whole basti.
(c) Stab him.
(d) Call the police.

4. What happened when Aanchal's father called her mobile after she went missing?
(a) The phone rang inside his own house because Aanchal had left it there.
(b) The phone never even rang.
(c) She answered but was cut off.
(d) A man answered.

5. In Part IV, what beloved pet is killed in a brutal way?
(a) Riki.
(b) Buffalo-Baba.
(c) Tuttle.
(d) Samosa.

6. Why does Jai think Omvir's mother is always angry?
(a) She has no money.
(b) She hates her boss.
(c) Because Omvir is missing.
(d) She has an angry baby.

7. Who is the owner of the beloved pet who is brutally killed in Part IV?
(a) Fatima.
(b) Faiz.
(c) Pari.
(d) Jai.

8. What does a chacha in the toilet line say that makes Jai feel like crying in Part III?
(a) It is a sin to be hungry all the time.
(b) Why is it so hard to find missing children?
(c) There is no greater misfortune than to outlive your child.
(d) Why are the missing children's friends not doing more to try to find them?

9. Who does Runu sit with at the puja?
(a) Tara.
(b) Rela.
(c) Rini.
(d) Jindal.

10. What happens to Chandni's Ma at the police station?
(a) The police told her they would do everything they could.
(b) The mob grabbed her and told her to go home.
(c) She got lost on the way home.
(d) The police beat her.

11. What rumor goes around about Aanchal's boyfriend?
(a) He is a drug dealer.
(b) He is from Russia.
(c) He is her age but very wealthy.
(d) He is much older and a Muslim.

12. What does Jai's mother tell him she has to go to work after all in Part IV?
(a) All the television he watches is not free.
(b) She has to work or she will be jailed.
(c) They will starve if she does not work.
(d) She has to work because Jai's father can not work.

13. Why does the T.V.-repair chacha think Bahadur hid all his money in the shop?
(a) He was saving it for college.
(b) He was saving it for a train ticket.
(c) He did not want his father Drunkard Laloo to find it.
(d) He was saving it for food.

14. Who is one of Faiz's brothers who goes to the police to plead the family's case?
(a) Wajid-Bhai.
(b) Farid-Bhai.
(c) Rali-Bhai.
(d) Buna-Bhai.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Christmas holidays mean for Jai and his friends?

2. Why does Jai's boss sometimes pay him less than they agreed?

3. What does Jai call the dog he tries to befriend in Part III?

4. What was Aanchal going to classes to learn?

5. What does the policeman tell Pari when she threatens to expose the terrible conditions of the prison?

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