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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11: "The Landlord" and Chapter 12: "Guih Kom".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator describe awaiting in the opening of Chapter 7?
(a) To move to the United States.
(b) To be certified fit for service.
(c) To be married.
(d) To commit an assassination.

3. What do the protagonist and the Englishman share with one another in Chapter 1?
(a) A cigarette.
(b) A bottle of whiskey.
(c) A plate of rice.
(d) A Coca Cola.

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

5. What happened to the chair that Tilo was leaning on at her mother's hospital bed?
(a) It broke apart and made her fall.
(b) It lit on fire mysteriously.
(c) It raised up and smashed down.
(d) It disappeared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Amrik Singh give to Musa as he departed for his father in Chapter 9?

2. What did the group of young men feeding the hippo call Tilo in Chapter 8 (239)?

3. Who is described as the "blind imam who had once led the prayers in the Fatehpuri Masjid" in Chapter 1?

4. What is the dung beetle called in Chapter 12?

5. What did the Jannat Guest House residents place on the grave of Miss Jebeen the Second's mother to honor her political beliefs?

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