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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. How old was Antun when she announced her decision to leave the Khwabgah?
(a) 58.
(b) 46.
(c) 15.
(d) 32.

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

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

4. How is the following phrase translated into English in Chapter 1? "Sach Khuda hai. Khuda hi Sach hai" (9)?
(a) "One is all. All is One."
(b) "Truth is God. God is Truth."
(c) "Love to God. God's love returns."
(d) "Truth is freedom. Freedom is truth."

5. What shared experience does Anjum conclude she shares with the imam in Chapter 1?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Envy.
(d) Judgment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described by the narrator as having brought Anjum a black ram in Chapter 2?

2. What does "Jannat" translate to in English?

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

4. How is gender applied to Urdu?

5. What phrase does the narrator use to describe "when the sun has gone out but the light has not" (5) in the Prologue?

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