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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. The poison that wiped out the white-backed vultures was used as a relaxant on what animals?
(a) Deer.
(b) Cows.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Turkeys.

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

3. What was Mulaqat Ali's profession?
(a) Butcher.
(b) Merchant.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Herbalist.

4. What does the narrator say the poor villagers were treated as in the opening of Chapter 3?
(a) Surplus-people.
(b) The helpless poor.
(c) The needed labor force.
(d) The desperate.

5. In Chapter 2, Anjun recalls the government army having shouted "Only one place for the Mussalman! The graveyard or" (66) where?
(a) "Egypt."
(b) "Pakistan."
(c) "America."
(d) "Afghanistan."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does the narrator say moved in with Anjum at her home in the cemetery in Chapter 2?

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

5. How did Jahanara feel initially after discovering the "girl part" (11) on Aftab?

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