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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "Khwabgah" (pages 11-62) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Jahanara feel initially after discovering the "girl part" (11) on Aftab?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Overjoyed.
(c) Eager.
(d) Suicidal.

2. Who was the love of Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed's life for whom he traveled to Delhi?
(a) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(b) Zainab.
(c) Amrik Singh.
(d) Abhay Chand.

3. At what age did Aftab adopt his hijras name?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 19.

4. How is the following phrase translated into English in Chapter 1? "Sach Khuda hai. Khuda hi Sach hai" (9)?
(a) "Truth is freedom. Freedom is truth."
(b) "Truth is God. God is Truth."
(c) "One is all. All is One."
(d) "Love to God. God's love returns."

5. What religious conversion did Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed make upon arriving in Delhi?
(a) He converted from Judaism to Christian.
(b) He converted from Judaism to Orthodox Islam.
(c) He converted from Sufism to Judaism.
(d) He converted from Orthodox Islam to Judaism.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what types of trees does the narrator describe the flying foxes unhinging themselves in the Prologue?

2. What was Mulaqat Ali's profession?

3. 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?

4. What come home after the bats leave, according to the narrator in the Prologue?

5. What word in Chapter 2 refers to a Muslim religious ascetic who lives on alms?

(see the answer key)

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