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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 explanation do Bahadur's siblings give for the bruises he used to have?
(a) Their father hits them.
(b) Bahadur is clumsy and falls often.
(c) Their mother hits them.
(d) They play boxing a lot.

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

3. Who are the only ones who know Mental's real name?
(a) His boys.
(b) His daughters.
(c) His wife.
(d) His best friends.

4. What did Jai's Ma trade Runu's gold-plated medal for running for?
(a) A five-pound bag of rice.
(b) A nice restaurant meal out.
(c) A two-liter bottle of sunflower oil.
(d) A new water heater.

5. What do Pari, Jai and Faiz ask Bahadur's Ma for?
(a) Tea.
(b) Food.
(c) A photo of him.
(d) Money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jai think Quarter might possibly be the one snatching children?

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

3. What does Jai call his mother's boss?

4. What is the T.V.-repair chacha's name?

5. Which transport hub does Jai live near?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Jai's and his friends' first job as "detectives" and why is this?

2. Where does Bahadur spent a lot of his time when he is not home, and why does he spend time in this place?

3. Why is Quarter a figure of power and mystique?

4. What does Guru help Jai and Pari with in their search for Bahadur?

5. How did Mental treat the children who worked for him?

6. What does Guru ask Pari and Jai for that they really do not have, and what does Guru offer in return?

7. Why does Jai's friend Faiz work part-time even though he is just a child?

8. What is Runu-Didi's dream and how do others feel about this dream?

9. What is one of the most obvious signs of the pollution in Jai's city, and how do the residents deal with it?

10. What does Jai think of his friend Pari, in general?

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