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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 word in Chapter 2 refers to a Muslim religious ascetic who lives on alms?
(a) Accha.
(b) Dargah.
(c) Fakir.
(d) Theek.

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

3. Alongside whom was Anjum's mother buried in the cemetery?
(a) Mulaqat Ali.
(b) Mulaqat Ali.
(c) Biplab Dasgupta.
(d) Dr. Azad Bhartiya.

4. What does "Jannat" translate to in English?
(a) "Submission."
(b) "Glory."
(c) "Paradise."
(d) "Love."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompted Saddam Hussein to change his name?

2. Why did the soldiers save Anjum's life, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

3. How is gender applied to Urdu?

4. What did Anjum use to sleep on in the cemetery in Chapter 3?

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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