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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Pari suggest getting money for train tickets?

2. Where does Jai tell Pari he got the money for the train tickets?

3. Where does Quarter spend nearly every night?

4. Who is Jai's sister?

5. Who is the first child to disappear?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the first child to disappear from Jai's basti and why do people fail to take it seriously at first?

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

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

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

5. What does a woman at the train station in Part II try to give Jai and Pari and who intervenes?

6. How does Bahadur's mother react to Jai, Pari, and Faiz asking to help find him?

7. Who do Jai and his friends start to think might have kidnapped Bahadur early in Part II?

8. Why does Kirpal-Sir send Jai away from school?

9. What does Omvir's father do and what does Omvir resent about his life?

10. What does Jai do in Part II that he feels very guilty about afterwards, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Jai think about the way his Ma's "hi-fi madam" treats his mother? How aware does Jai seem about the struggles and challenges his parents face in their work and with their family's financial situation? Write an essay explaining your answers.

Essay Topic 2

What are some significant similarities, and differences, between the circumstances under which each of the children in this novel are kidnapped? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

How do Jai, Pari, and Faiz perceive Quarter? What are the sources of Quarter's power and influence? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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