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

2. Why did the soldiers save Anjum's life, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Because she was in disguise.
(b) Because she was pregnant.
(c) Because they believed it was bad luck to kill a hijra.
(d) Because she held them at gunpoint until they fled.

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

4. At what age did Aftab adopt his hijras name?
(a) 12.
(b) 19.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. Where was Saddam Hussein fired from when he came to the cemetery?
(a) The bank.
(b) The bakery.
(c) The mortuary.
(d) The school.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. What shared experience does Anjum conclude she shares with the imam in Chapter 1?

4. Why does the narrator say that "Not many noticed the passing of the friendly old birds" (5) in the Prologue?

5. What was the charge that Saddam's father faced when he was arrested?

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