Prologue & Ch.1
When the Prologue opens, Abdul is trying to hide from these people.
What is the police?
This political party sought to expand its voting bloc at the airport through Annawadi.
What is Shiv Sena?
Annawadi is located in this city.
What is Mumbai, India?
As a young teenager, Abdul works in this business to support his family.
What is trash scavenging and recycling?
Asha's initial goal.
What is become a slumlord of Annawadi?
In the opening of the Prologue, Abdul finds a hiding place here.
What is the Husains' spare room, where recycling and trash are collected.
India's government started this anti-poverty initiative through its banks.
What is banks would lend subsidized loans to individuals to start businesses?
This many people in Annawadi have regular, government-recognized jobs.
What is six?
Abdul's motto.
What is "avoid trouble"?
Asha helps her son to get this job.
What is a hotel worker?
In the opening of the Prologue, Abdul is forced to hide because of this reason.
What is his neighbor Fatima accuses him of setting her on fire?
Asha helped to corrupt the banks' anti-poverty initiative in this way.
What is helping the bank manager select the Annawadians who would get loans for fake businesses in hopes of getting a cut of the loans herself?
Over this many people live in Annawadi.
What is 3000?
Abdul has an unlikely friendship with this boy, the son of Asha, because of their families' backgrounds.
Who is Rahul?
The name of Asha's daughter who is the first female from Annawadi to attend college.
Who is Manju?
The types of jobs Annawadians have primarily.
What is recyclers, factory workers, seamstresses?
Asha's aspirations near the end of Chapter 2.
What is start a new anti-poverty initiative that would lend high-interest loans to poor women?
About this many huts are available for housing in Annawadi.
What is over three hundred (300)?
The 2008 Bejing Summer Olympics impact Abdul's business in this way.
What is the price of scrap metal was inflated due to increased Chinese construction?
Mr. Kamble wants Asha to help him with this problem.
What is obtain a heart valve operation?
The Annawadi boys like to hear Asha's son's stories for this reason.
What is his stories of the rich were appreciated for their detail?
The negative aspects of Asha's dealings help her daughter in this way.
What is they gave her daughter a college education?
The settlement in Annawadi started this way.
What is airport laborers from Tamil Nadu cleared and built up the settlement?
By working, Abdul is helping his family with this plan of escape from Annawadi.
What is put down a deposit on land in Vasai?
Asha's chances to rule Annawadi increase because this ruler loses interest in the job, tries to increase his favor with the gods, and turns to "regular work" hiring out fake zebras to middle-class children's parties.
Who is Robert Pires?