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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. Why did the soldiers save Anjum's life, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Because they believed it was bad luck to kill a hijra.
(b) Because she was pregnant.
(c) Because she was in disguise.
(d) Because she held them at gunpoint until they fled.

2. Who had begun giving singing lessons again at the Jannat Guest House in Chapter 10?
(a) Aijaz.
(b) Ustad Hameed.
(c) Dr. Azad Bhartiya.
(d) Naga.

3. In what kind of car did Saddam and his new bride ride through Delhi in after the wedding in Chapter 10?
(a) A Cadillac.
(b) A Buick.
(c) A Mercedez-Benz.
(d) A BMW.

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

5. What word from Chapter 9 refers to a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face?
(a) A fedora.
(b) A burqa.
(c) A chadri.
(d) A balaclava.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as the "blind imam who had once led the prayers in the Fatehpuri Masjid" in Chapter 1?

2. On what houseboat did Tilo meet Commander Gulrez in Chapter 9?

3. What does the narrator say that Dr. Azad Bhartiya was protesting in Chapter 4?

4. 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?

5. When did the Bhopal disaster occur?

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