2. What do Hema, Ghosh and the twins see when they go into the city?
(a) A new hotel being built.
(b) A dead antelope.
(c) The Emperor driving towards his palace.
(d) Troops on every street corner.

3. What do ShivaMarion do to avoid flying bullets?
(a) Lie under mattresses.
(b) Hide in a supply closet.
(c) Hide in the attic.
(d) Go into the cellar.

4. Why does Sister Mary go to the Missing Hospital?
(a) She has cut her foot.
(b) She has broken her army.
(c) She has malaria.
(d) She is bleeding from between her legs.

5. From where does Sister Mary Praise leave for Africa?
(a) India.
(b) United States.
(c) England.
(d) Spain.

6. Who often plays cards with Ghosh?
(a) Marion.
(b) Hema.
(c) Zemui and Mebratu.
(d) Shiva.

7. What is Marion's life like as a toddler?
(a) Extreme poverty.
(b) Strict.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Full of love and laughter.

8. What does Ghosh say about the man's condition who visits him?
(a) The man can be easily cured.
(b) The man has goiter.
(c) The man is near death.
(d) The man needs to go home because he's fine.

9. What game do Shiva, Marion and Genet play regularly?
(a) Hide and seek.
(b) Blind Man's Bluff.
(c) Chutes and ladders.
(d) Hopscotch.

10. What does Ghosh contemplate at the opening of this chapter?
(a) Sexually-transmitted diseases.
(b) The existence of God.
(c) Why humans die.
(d) How his life would be different if he were English.

11. What does Dr. Stone begin to do when he wakes from his unconsciousness?
(a) Begins to care for other patients.
(b) Begins to refuse food.
(c) Begins to heal.
(d) Becomes delusional.

12. What has devastated Mary Praise about the illness?
(a) Her friend, Anjali, died from it.
(b) It was completely preventable.
(c) Fourteen small children died from it.
(d) A pregnant woman miscarriaged due to the illness.

13. How do they know Shiva is bright?
(a) He can do complicated math by just looking at the problem.
(b) He can take apart and put together machines.
(c) He understands scientific concepts.
(d) He plays the piano with no lessons.

14. What does Shiva do for Zemui?
(a) Translate letters for Zemui.
(b) Gives him his best color set.
(c) Gives him reading lessons.
(d) Paints a picture of Zemui's wife.

15. What does Hema shout at Stone?
(a) That he is an idiot.
(b) That he must be the father.
(c) That he needs to use the fire extinguisher.
(d) That he needs to leave immediately.