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

2. What word in Chapter 1 refers to an evening of entertainment poetry or concert of Indian classical music?
(a) Yeswi.
(b) Naga.
(c) Mahfil.
(d) Arifa.

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

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?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Onomatopoeia.

5. What come home after the bats leave, according to the narrator in the Prologue?
(a) The crows.
(b) The doves.
(c) The wolves.
(d) The bears.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the following phrase translated into English in Chapter 1? "Sach Khuda hai. Khuda hi Sach hai" (9)?

3. What did Anjum name the little three-year-old girl she found on the steps of Jama Masjid?

4. What do the protagonist and the Englishman share with one another in Chapter 1?

5. How is gender applied to Urdu?

(see the answer key)

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