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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 name refers to Aftab later in life?
(a) Zainab.
(b) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(c) Arifa.
(d) Anjun.

2. In his pamphlets, how long does it say that Dr. Azad Bhartiya has been protesting in Chapter 4?
(a) 16 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 9 years.

3. On what famous speech did Tilo's mother quiz her on from her dying bed?
(a) The I Have a Dream speech.
(b) The St. Crispin's speech.
(c) The War Message speech.
(d) The We Shall Overcome speech.

4. What incident did Dr. Azad Bhartiya refer to as "the second assassination attempt" (135) on him in Chapter 4?
(a) A man stabbing him.
(b) A mob chasing him.
(c) A bus hitting him.
(d) A car hitting him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does the narrator use to describe "when the sun has gone out but the light has not" (5) in the Prologue?

2. For how long had the narrator of Chapter 7 known the woman who had lived on the second floor of his building?

3. What prompted Saddam Hussein to change his name?

4. Who visited to gather some of Tilo's clothing in the end of Chapter 7?

5. What show was being put on the night that Tilo met Musa?

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