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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. In which of the following professions is Bill trained?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Accountant.
(c) Physician.
(d) Architect.

3. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “Tahera came into my life barely a week ago.”
(b) “…anything to keep us with the living.”
(c) “…there is indeed light cast upon us, so perhaps we too can—"
(d) “My life outside my mother’s womb has just begun.”

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. With which of the following does Prelude end?

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

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

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

5. In which of the following does Seema have a residence?

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