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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "Khwabgah" (pages 62-99) and Chapter 3: "The Nativity".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator say moved in with Anjum at her home in the cemetery in Chapter 2?
(a) Zakir Mian.
(b) Amrik Singh.
(c) Mulaqat Ali.
(d) Biplab Dasgupta.

2. What does the protagonist in Chapter 1 use to sooth her hurts and blows?
(a) The sound of the lapping waves.
(b) The whispers of her dreams.
(c) The music of her leaves.
(d) The breath of the sun.

3. What word in the novel refers to the shrines over the grave of a revered religious figure?
(a) Nahins.
(b) Aamdeeds.
(c) Dargahs.
(d) Kuches.

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

5. In the Prologue, the narrator describes the flying foxes as they "drift across the city like smoke" (5). What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Flashback.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, Anjun recalls the government army having shouted "Only one place for the Mussalman! The graveyard or" (66) where?

2. Who is the Station House Officer that arrested Saddam's father?

3. Who was the love of Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed's life for whom he traveled to Delhi?

4. What did the filmmaker ask Anjum and her friends to recite in Chapter 3?

5. For how long does the narrator say the white-backed vultures have been the custodians of the dead in the Prologue?

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