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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "Khwabgah" (pages 11-62) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the protagonist and the Englishman share with one another in Chapter 1?
(a) A plate of rice.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) A cigarette.
(d) A Coca Cola.

2. What was Mulaqat Ali's profession?
(a) Butcher.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Herbalist.

3. How is the following phrase translated into English in Chapter 1? "Sach Khuda hai. Khuda hi Sach hai" (9)?
(a) "Truth is freedom. Freedom is truth."
(b) "Truth is God. God is Truth."
(c) "One is all. All is One."
(d) "Love to God. God's love returns."

4. Whose ghosts does the protagonist in Chapter 1 confer with daily?
(a) The ghosts of the vultures.
(b) The ghosts of the villagers.
(c) The ghosts of the wolves.
(d) The ghosts of the tigers.

5. What word in the novel refers to the shrines over the grave of a revered religious figure?
(a) Kuches.
(b) Dargahs.
(c) Nahins.
(d) Aamdeeds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as the "blind imam who had once led the prayers in the Fatehpuri Masjid" in Chapter 1?

2. What poison has killed the white-backed vultures?

3. What shared experience does Anjum conclude she shares with the imam in Chapter 1?

4. Nimmo Gorakpuri told Aftab in Chapter 2 that God created creatures like them because he wanted to create "a living creature that is incapable of" (27) what?

5. How old was Antun when she announced her decision to leave the Khwabgah?

(see the answer key)

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