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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what story does the English man compare the story of Laila and Manju in Chapter 1?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) All's Well that Ends Well.
(d) Macbeth.

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

3. What word in the novel refers to the shrines over the grave of a revered religious figure?
(a) Dargahs.
(b) Nahins.
(c) Kuches.
(d) Aamdeeds.

4. Whose ghosts does the protagonist in Chapter 1 confer with daily?
(a) The ghosts of the vultures.
(b) The ghosts of the villagers.
(c) The ghosts of the wolves.
(d) The ghosts of the tigers.

5. 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 car hitting him.
(c) A bus hitting him.
(d) A mob chasing him.

6. How old was Antun when she announced her decision to leave the Khwabgah?
(a) 15.
(b) 32.
(c) 58.
(d) 46.

7. How did Jahanara feel initially after discovering the "girl part" (11) on Aftab?
(a) Jealous.
(b) Eager.
(c) Suicidal.
(d) Overjoyed.

8. What shared experience does Anjum conclude she shares with the imam in Chapter 1?
(a) Judgment.
(b) Loneliness.
(c) Envy.
(d) Hatred.

9. What does "la ilaha" (13) translate to in English?
(a) "There is no God."
(b) "The love of God."
(c) "Praise Allah."
(d) "Allah as God."

10. What does the narrator say that Dr. Azad Bhartiya was protesting in Chapter 4?
(a) The usurping of the King.
(b) The rise of Fascism.
(c) The Capitalist Empire.
(d) The abuse of women.

11. The narrator compares the neighborhood surrounding his rental home to Kabul in Chapter 7, describing it as "... like a small corner of" (151) what?
(a) "Hell."
(b) "The slums."
(c) "Paradise."
(d) "Forest."

12. How is Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed's ancestry described?
(a) Orthodox Muslilm.
(b) Armenian Jew.
(c) Syrian Jew.
(d) Syrian Christian.

13. 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 Jantar Mantar.
(d) From Kolkata.

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

15. For how long does the narrator say the white-backed vultures have been the custodians of the dead in the Prologue?
(a) Over 20 million years.
(b) Over 500 million years.
(c) Over 100 million years.
(d) Over 40 million years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object belonging to the mother is described as touching the baby's skin in Chapter 6?

2. Who is the high-profile terrorist that Major Amrik Singh described capturing to the narrator in Chapter 7?

3. What did the filmmaker ask Anjum and her friends to recite in Chapter 3?

4. When did the Bhopal disaster occur?

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

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