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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. Why does the narrator say that "Not many noticed the passing of the friendly old birds" (5) in the Prologue?
(a) "There was so much else to look forward to."
(b) "There was so much death around."
(c) "There was too much to worry about."
(d) "There were so many atrocities to face."

2. With whom did Aftab take music lessons at the madrassa?
(a) Ustad Hameed Khan.
(b) Biplab Dasgupta.
(c) Amrik Singh.
(d) Musa Yeswi.

3. What does the word "Khwabgah" (23) translate to in English?
(a) "House of Dreams."
(b) "House of Courage."
(c) "House of Disdain."
(d) "House of Holiness."

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

5. What word in Chapter 2 refers to a Muslim religious ascetic who lives on alms?
(a) Dargah.
(b) Accha.
(c) Fakir.
(d) Theek.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the word "chamar" translate to in English?

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

4. When the Englishmen returned in Chapter 1 and told Manju that her name actually spoken backwards was not Manju, what did he say her real name was backwards?

5. To what story does the English man compare the story of Laila and Manju in Chapter 1?

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