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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. Who is described as the "blind imam who had once led the prayers in the Fatehpuri Masjid" in Chapter 1?
(a) Ziauddin.
(b) Zainab.
(c) Naga.
(d) Musa Yeswi.

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

3. Whose ghosts does the protagonist in Chapter 1 confer with daily?
(a) The ghosts of the vultures.
(b) The ghosts of the tigers.
(c) The ghosts of the wolves.
(d) The ghosts of the villagers.

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

5. How is gender applied to Urdu?
(a) There are no genders for any nouns.
(b) All animal-based nouns have specific genders.
(c) Some nouns have genders and others do not.
(d) There is a gender for every noun.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name refers to Aftab later in life?

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

4. How old was Antun when she announced her decision to leave the Khwabgah?

5. What was Mulaqat Ali's profession?

(see the answer key)

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