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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zainab find a crow trapped by on Independence Day in Chapter 10?
(a) A snake trap.
(b) A fish line.
(c) A fox trap.
(d) A kite string.

2. How many mobile phones of Musa's are described as part of his "recoveries" in Chapter 8?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Two.

3. How many siblings did Afrab have when he/she was born?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is gender applied to Urdu?

2. What poison has killed the white-backed vultures?

3. What phrase does the narrator use to describe "when the sun has gone out but the light has not" (5) in the Prologue?

4. To whom does Tilo imagine a series of letters written from the four crushed boys in Chapter 8?

5. What is the name of the dog that accompanied Tilo in her escape in Chapter 8?

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