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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. Who is described as a building contractor and Anjun's friend who visited her at the cemetery in Chapter 2?
(a) Zainab.
(b) Mr. D. D. Gupta.
(c) Mulaqat Ali.
(d) Zakir Mian.

2. What college play had the narrator performed in with the woman who had occupied his second floor?
(a) "Romeo and Juliet."
(b) "The Merchant of Venice."
(c) "To My Valentine."
(d) "Norman Is That You?"

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

4. Who visited to gather some of Tilo's clothing in the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(b) Amrik Singh.
(c) Anjun and Saddam.
(d) Naga.

5. What prompted Saddam Hussein to change his name?
(a) His father's death.
(b) His love of Italy.
(c) His embracing of Judaism.
(d) His mother's death.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What is the address printed on the mailbox where Saddam left a calling card in Chapter 5?

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

5. What was Ashfaq Mir's position when he met with Naga in 1996?

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