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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9: "The Untimely Death of Miss Jebeen the First".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into what type of family was Tilo's mother born?
(a) An Egyptian Muslim family.
(b) An Armenian Jewish family.
(c) An American Christian family.
(d) A Syrian Christian family.

2. What word in Chapter 1 refers to an evening of entertainment poetry or concert of Indian classical music?
(a) Arifa.
(b) Naga.
(c) Mahfil.
(d) Yeswi.

3. Musa told Tilo in the basement in Chapter 9 to either get married to do what?
(a) To go see her mother.
(b) To enter a nunnery.
(c) To return to Kabul.
(d) To get refugee status in America.

4. The narrator compares the neighborhood surrounding his rental home to Kabul in Chapter 7, describing it as "... like a small corner of" (151) what?
(a) "The slums."
(b) "Paradise."
(c) "Hell."
(d) "Forest."

5. To what does the narrator describe Tilottama's skin in Chapter 7?
(a) Powdered milk.
(b) Melted bronze.
(c) Black coffee.
(d) Café au lait.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the baby that Tilo took with her during her escape in Chapter 8?

2. Whose help did Tilo enlist in order to relocate with the baby in Chapter 8?

3. What was Ashfaq Mir's position when he met with Naga in 1996?

4. What does the narrator say that Dr. Azad Bhartiya was protesting in Chapter 4?

5. Where did Saddam Hussein find a job in America?

(see the answer key)

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