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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. On what famous speech did Tilo's mother quiz her on from her dying bed?
(a) The I Have a Dream speech.
(b) The We Shall Overcome speech.
(c) The St. Crispin's speech.
(d) The War Message speech.

2. What did the group of young men feeding the hippo call Tilo in Chapter 8 (239)?
(a) "Nigger madam."
(b) "Muslim betrayer."
(c) "Old woman."
(d) "Crooked hag."

3. Whom does the narrator identify as the soldier that is being tortured in the photos in Tilo's apartment?
(a) Amrik Singh.
(b) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(c) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(d) Biplab Dasgupta.

4. With what architecture student does the narrator describe Tilo being close with in Chapter 7?
(a) Musa Yeswi.
(b) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(c) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(d) Biplab Dasgupta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tilo attribute to her decision to leave her husband in Chapter 8?

2. To whom did the narrator manage to get Tilo handed over to in Chapter 7?

3. Why did the soldiers save Anjum's life, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

4. What does the word "Khwabgah" (23) translate to in English?

5. When did the narrator of Chapter 7 meet the woman who had left his upstairs apartment in Chapter 7?

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