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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: "The Landlord".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the love of Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed's life for whom he traveled to Delhi?
(a) Abhay Chand.
(b) Amrik Singh.
(c) Zainab.
(d) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.

2. What college play had the narrator performed in with the woman who had occupied his second floor?
(a) "Norman Is That You?"
(b) "Romeo and Juliet."
(c) "To My Valentine."
(d) "The Merchant of Venice."

3. Why does the narrator say that "Not many noticed the passing of the friendly old birds" (5) in the Prologue?
(a) "There was so much else to look forward to."
(b) "There were so many atrocities to face."
(c) "There was so much death around."
(d) "There was too much to worry about."

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

5. Of what creature does the narrator ask in Chapter 6 whether it would remember the smell of the forest on the day it was born?
(a) The White-Backed Vulture.
(b) .The Baby Seal.
(c) The Dung Beetle.
(d) The Dust Mite.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "chamar" translate to in English?

2. To what story does the English man compare the story of Laila and Manju in Chapter 1?

3. How is Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed's ancestry described?

4. What name refers to Aftab later in life?

5. Where was the narrator assigned as Deputy Station Head for the Bureau in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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