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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 did Anjum name the little three-year-old girl she found on the steps of Jama Masjid?
(a) Amrik.
(b) Zainab.
(c) Arifa.
(d) Musa.

2. The narrator opens Chapter 1 with the line, "She lived in the graveyard like" (7) what?
(a) "A flower."
(b) "A blade of grass."
(c) "A tree."
(d) "A tombstone."

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

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

5. What phrase does the narrator use to describe "when the sun has gone out but the light has not" (5) in the Prologue?
(a) "The silent hour."
(b) "The witching hour."
(c) "The magic hour."
(d) "The golden hour."

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings did Afrab have when he/she was born?

2. Whose ghosts does the protagonist in Chapter 1 confer with daily?

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

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

5. What does the protagonist in Chapter 1 use to sooth her hurts and blows?

(see the answer key)

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