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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "Khwabgah" (pages 62-99) and Chapter 3: "The Nativity".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "Khwabgah" (23) translate to in English?
(a) "House of Dreams."
(b) "House of Holiness."
(c) "House of Disdain."
(d) "House of Courage."

2. Why did the soldiers save Anjum's life, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Because she held them at gunpoint until they fled.
(b) Because she was in disguise.
(c) Because they believed it was bad luck to kill a hijra.
(d) Because she was pregnant.

3. How many siblings did Afrab have when he/she was born?
(a) Six.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

4. Where did Saddam Hussein find a job in America?
(a) The Museum of Modern Art.
(b) The National Gallery of Modern Art.
(c) The Met.
(d) The Lucille Lortel Theater.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Mulaqat Ali's profession?

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

4. To what story does the English man compare the story of Laila and Manju in Chapter 1?

5. Who is the Station House Officer that arrested Saddam's father?

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