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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "Dr. Azad Bhartiya," Chapter 5: "The Slow-Goose Chase," and Chapter 6: "Some Questions for Later".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What come home after the bats leave, according to the narrator in the Prologue?
(a) The crows.
(b) The doves.
(c) The wolves.
(d) The bears.

2. Why does the narrator say that the woman in the window was happy when the baby fell asleep?
(a) Because it was her sister's.
(b) Because it was a girl.
(c) Because it was not hers.
(d) Because it was hers.

3. How did Jahanara feel initially after discovering the "girl part" (11) on Aftab?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Suicidal.
(c) Eager.
(d) Overjoyed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the self-described sexologist that Mulaqat Ali took his son to see first?

2. When the Englishmen returned in Chapter 1 and told Manju that her name actually spoken backwards was not Manju, what did he say her real name was backwards?

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

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

5. With whom did Aftab take music lessons at the madrassa?

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