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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the chair that Tilo was leaning on at her mother's hospital bed?
(a) It broke apart and made her fall.
(b) It disappeared.
(c) It raised up and smashed down.
(d) It lit on fire mysteriously.

2. Who are the two people that Tilo was thinking of in the opening of Chapter 8?
(a) Jahanara Begum and Zainab.
(b) Musa and Amrik Singh.
(c) Miss Jebeen and Miss Jebeen the Second.
(d) Arifa and Zakir Mian.

3. Who was tortured in front of Tilo by the police when they searched for Musa in Chapter 9?
(a) Commander Gulrez.
(b) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(c) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(d) Dr. Azad Bhartiya.

4. Who read Musa a poem when he arrived in Chapter 12?
(a) Comrade Maase Revathy
(b) Aijaz.
(c) Arifa.
(d) Tilo.

5. What did the group of young men feeding the hippo call Tilo in Chapter 8 (239)?
(a) "Muslim betrayer."
(b) "Old woman."
(c) "Nigger madam."
(d) "Crooked hag."

6. Where did Musa arrive at nighttime in the begining of Chapter 12?
(a) Dr. Azad Bhartiya's office.
(b) Comrade Maase Revathy's quarters.
(c) Ziauddin.
(d) The Jannat Guest House.

7. Where was Miss Jebeen buried?
(a) The Mazar-e-Shohadda.
(b) The Jairampur Cemetery.
(c) The Sewri Christian Cemetery.
(d) The Khushbagh.

8. What did Saddam delete when pressed by Zainib after proposing to her in Chapter 10?
(a) The video of his first wedding.
(b) The video of Saddm Hussein's hanging.
(c) The video of his father being killed in a massacre.
(d) The video of the 9/11 attacks.

9. What is the dung beetle called in Chapter 12?
(a) Guih Kom.
(b) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(c) Zainab.
(d) Arifa.

10. What took place after a member of the wedding party announced his father had died at that location in Chapter 10?
(a) They held a second funeral for him.
(b) They called for the manager.
(c) They began to weep and keen.
(d) They lef the building quickly.

11. Where are Musa's recoveries described as being stored in, in Chapter 8?
(a) The freezer.
(b) The attic.
(c) A hole under the house.
(d) The basement.

12. What is the name of the mother whose letter is revealed in Chapter 10?
(a) Naga.
(b) Aijaz.
(c) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(d) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.

13. On what houseboat did Tilo meet Commander Gulrez in Chapter 9?
(a) The HB Bhartiya.
(b) The HB Gorkhpuri.
(c) The HB Shaheen.
(d) The HB Aijaz.

14. Who announced that his father had died at the same spot as the restaurant for the wedding party in Chapter 10?
(a) Aijaz.
(b) Dr. Azad Bhartiya.
(c) Naga.
(d) Saddam.

15. On what famous speech did Tilo's mother quiz her on from her dying bed?
(a) The War Message speech.
(b) The St. Crispin's speech.
(c) The We Shall Overcome speech.
(d) The I Have a Dream speech.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe Tilo meeting Musa alongside an entourage of orphan boys in Chapter 8?

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

3. Who was the popular university lecturer that was killed in the massacre in which Miss Jebeen died?

4. Who does Amrik Singh leave Tilo in the hands of after Musa's escape in Chapter 9?

5. Where had Naga secured an entry permit in 1996 to meet with Ashfaq Mir?

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