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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 prompted Saddam Hussein to change his name?
(a) His love of Italy.
(b) His embracing of Judaism.
(c) His mother's death.
(d) His father's death.

2. What did Anjum use to sleep on in the cemetery in Chapter 3?
(a) A sleeping bag.
(b) A rolled carpet.
(c) A blanket of leaves.
(d) A bedspread.

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

4. What does "la ilaha" (13) translate to in English?
(a) "The love of God."
(b) "Praise Allah."
(c) "Allah as God."
(d) "There is no God."

5. What did Anjum name the little three-year-old girl she found on the steps of Jama Masjid?
(a) Musa.
(b) Zainab.
(c) Amrik.
(d) Arifa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that Dr. Azad Bhartiya was protesting in Chapter 4?

2. The poison that wiped out the white-backed vultures was used as a relaxant on what animals?

3. When did the Bhopal disaster occur?

4. For how long does the narrator say the white-backed vultures have been the custodians of the dead in the Prologue?

5. In the Prologue, the narrator describes the flying foxes as they "drift across the city like smoke" (5). What literary device is used in this sentence?

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