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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: "The Tenant" (pages 268-317) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the group of young men feeding the hippo call Tilo in Chapter 8 (239)?
(a) "Old woman."
(b) "Crooked hag."
(c) "Muslim betrayer."
(d) "Nigger madam."

2. Alongside whom was Anjum's mother buried in the cemetery?
(a) Biplab Dasgupta.
(b) Mulaqat Ali.
(c) Dr. Azad Bhartiya.
(d) Mulaqat Ali.

3. In Chapter 2, Anjun recalls the government army having shouted "Only one place for the Mussalman! The graveyard or" (66) where?
(a) "Egypt."
(b) "Pakistan."
(c) "America."
(d) "Afghanistan."

4. From where did the woman in the window above the lavendar gate recognize Saddam and Ishrat in Chapter 5?
(a) From Bangalore..
(b) From Ahmedabad.
(c) From Kolkata.
(d) From Jantar Mantar.

5. The poison that wiped out the white-backed vultures was used as a relaxant on what animals?
(a) Turkeys.
(b) Cows.
(c) Deer.
(d) Rabbits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the protagonist in Chapter 1 use to sooth her hurts and blows?

2. What was Mulaqat Ali's profession?

3. In the last entry of Tilo's notebook described in Chapter 18, there is a press release describing 17 village girls on tour of what locations?

4. Where had Naga secured an entry permit in 1996 to meet with Ashfaq Mir?

5. What do the protagonist and the Englishman share with one another in Chapter 1?

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