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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: "The Tenant" (pages 217-268) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the group of young men feeding to a hippo at the zoo when Tilo visited in Chapter 8?
(a) Daahl.
(b) Leaves.
(c) Cups of rice.
(d) Razor blades.

2. Who is the self-described sexologist that Mulaqat Ali took his son to see first?
(a) Amrik Singh.
(b) Saddam Hussein.
(c) Musa Yeswi.
(d) Dr. Ghulum Nabi.

3. Where was the social worker whose documents the narrator found in Tilo's apartment in Chapter 7?
(a) Douglas City, California.
(b) Los Angeles, California.
(c) Annaheim, California.
(d) Clovis, California.

4. What did Anjum name the little three-year-old girl she found on the steps of Jama Masjid?
(a) Arifa.
(b) Musa.
(c) Amrik.
(d) Zainab.

5. What does "Jannat" translate to in English?
(a) "Love."
(b) "Paradise."
(c) "Submission."
(d) "Glory."

Short Answer Questions

1. How is gender applied to Urdu?

2. How old was Antun when she announced her decision to leave the Khwabgah?

3. What does the narrator say the poor villagers were treated as in the opening of Chapter 3?

4. Who is described by the narrator as having brought Anjum a black ram in Chapter 2?

5. What incident did Dr. Azad Bhartiya refer to as "the second assassination attempt" (135) on him in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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