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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. Where was Saddam Hussein fired from when he came to the cemetery?
(a) The bank.
(b) The mortuary.
(c) The bakery.
(d) The school.

2. When does the narrator in Chapter 7 describe receiving a phone call from Major Amrik Singh while violence was brewing in the city?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1999.

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

4. What was Mulaqat Ali's profession?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Herbalist.
(c) Merchant.
(d) Butcher.

5. What incident did Dr. Azad Bhartiya refer to as "the second assassination attempt" (135) on him in Chapter 4?
(a) A car hitting him.
(b) A man stabbing him.
(c) A mob chasing him.
(d) A bus hitting him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the system of delegating peoples into different segregated groups called in India?

2. What address is on the card that Suddam left at the woman's house in Chapter 5?

3. Who was supposedly made a scapegoat for Jalib Qadri's death?

4. Alongside whom was Anjum's mother buried in the cemetery?

5. With whom did Aftab take music lessons at the madrassa?

(see the answer key)

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