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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Prelude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is noted as among Bill’s favorite dishes?
(a) Achaar chicken.
(b) Lamb roganjosh.
(c) Papadum.
(d) Saag paneer.

2. To which of the following does Seema compare Bill?
(a) Archivist.
(b) Architect.
(c) Professor.
(d) Librarian.

3. With which of the following does Prelude end?
(a) “…lying silenced on an operating table, toward my own beginning.”
(b) “…her face flattened and blanched by unforgiving fluorescent light.”
(c) “…anything to keep us with the living.”
(d) “…while rain patters against the windowpanes.”

4. In the novel, the word “besieged” most nearly means which of the following?
(a) Attacked.
(b) Defended.
(c) Ignored.
(d) Judged.

5. Which of the following meanings is given for Seema’s name?
(a) Face.
(b) Front.
(c) Back.
(d) Head.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

2. With which of the following does the novel begin?

3. In which of the following professions is Bill trained?

4. Which of the following meanings is given for Ishraaq’s name?

5. From which of the following does Seema order takeout for Bill?

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