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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. When did the Bhopal disaster occur?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1975.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the narrator describe Tilottama's skin in Chapter 7?

2. How is the following phrase translated into English in Chapter 1? "Sach Khuda hai. Khuda hi Sach hai" (9)?

3. What poison has killed the white-backed vultures?

4. In Chapter 2, Anjun recalls the government army having shouted "Only one place for the Mussalman! The graveyard or" (66) where?

5. What does the word "Khwabgah" (23) translate to in English?

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