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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. Who was the popular university lecturer that was killed in the massacre in which Miss Jebeen died?
(a) Dr. Azad Bhartiya.
(b) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(c) Usman Abdullah.
(d) Maggan.

2. What does Kashmini "protocol" (372) refer to in regards to Musa and Tito's sexual engagement in Chapter 9?
(a) They sleep in separate beds.
(b) They remain dressed while having intercourse.
(c) The do not face one another in bed.
(d) They dress before sleeping.

3. Who is described by the narrator as having brought Anjum a black ram in Chapter 2?
(a) Amrik Singh.
(b) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(c) Biplab Dasgupta.
(d) Mulaqat Ali.

4. To whom did the narrator manage to get Tilo handed over to in Chapter 7?
(a) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(b) Biplab Dasgupta.
(c) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(d) Naga.

5. What did Amrik Singh give to Musa as he departed for his father in Chapter 9?
(a) A bottle of Red Stag whiskey.
(b) A briefcase filled with documents.
(c) A new robe.
(d) A pocketwatch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the narrative style in the beginning of Chapter 7 different from the narrative perspective in the majority of the novel?

2. What did rumors suggest was actually the first martyr buried at the Martyr's Graveyard in Chapter 9?

3. Whose arrest, torture, and killing was Major Amrik Singh responsible for, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?

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

5. To what does the narrator describe Tilottama's skin in Chapter 7?

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