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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. 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 Dust Mite.
(b) .The Baby Seal.
(c) The White-Backed Vulture.
(d) The Dung Beetle.

2. Whom does the narrator identify as the soldier that is being tortured in the photos in Tilo's apartment?
(a) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(b) Biplab Dasgupta.
(c) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(d) Amrik Singh.

3. Who does the narrator say moved in with Anjum at her home in the cemetery in Chapter 2?
(a) Biplab Dasgupta.
(b) Amrik Singh.
(c) Mulaqat Ali.
(d) Zakir Mian.

4. What poison has killed the white-backed vultures?
(a) Diclofenac.
(b) Agent Orange.
(c) Gasoline.
(d) Arsenic.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described in Chapter 7 as one of Amrik Singh's most brutal interrogators and was likely responsible for shaving Tilo's head?

2. When does the narrator in Chapter 7 describe receiving a phone call from Major Amrik Singh while violence was brewing in the city?

3. Alongside whom was Anjum's mother buried in the cemetery?

4. What word in Chapter 2 refers to a Muslim religious ascetic who lives on alms?

5. What does "Jannat" translate to in English?

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