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

2. What does "la ilaha" (13) translate to in English?
(a) "The love of God."
(b) "Allah as God."
(c) "Praise Allah."
(d) "There is no God."

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

4. What shared experience does Anjum conclude she shares with the imam in Chapter 1?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Envy.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Judgment.

5. What do the protagonist and the Englishman share with one another in Chapter 1?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) A plate of rice.
(d) A Coca Cola.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "Khwabgah" (23) translate to in English?

2. The poison that wiped out the white-backed vultures was used as a relaxant on what animals?

3. What religious conversion did Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed make upon arriving in Delhi?

4. At what age did Aftab adopt his hijras name?

5. The narrator opens Chapter 1 with the line, "She lived in the graveyard like" (7) what?

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