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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose death haunted Anjum as she tried to sleep in Chapter 3?
(a) Arifa's death.
(b) Zainab's death.
(c) Zakir Mian's death.
(d) Comrade Maase Revathy's death.

2. 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.

3. Why does the narrator say that "Not many noticed the passing of the friendly old birds" (5) in the Prologue?
(a) "There was so much else to look forward to."
(b) "There were so many atrocities to face."
(c) "There was so much death around."
(d) "There was too much to worry about."

4. How is the following phrase translated into English in Chapter 1? "Sach Khuda hai. Khuda hi Sach hai" (9)?
(a) "Truth is freedom. Freedom is truth."
(b) "Love to God. God's love returns."
(c) "Truth is God. God is Truth."
(d) "One is all. All is One."

5. Why does the narrator say that the woman in the window was happy when the baby fell asleep?
(a) Because it was hers.
(b) Because it was a girl.
(c) Because it was not hers.
(d) Because it was her sister's.

6. What is the system of delegating peoples into different segregated groups called in India?
(a) The gargu system.
(b) The ermad system.
(c) The perdu system.
(d) The caste system.

7. With what architecture student does the narrator describe Tilo being close with in Chapter 7?
(a) Musa Yeswi.
(b) Biplab Dasgupta.
(c) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(d) Comrade Maase Revathy.

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

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

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

11. In Chapter 2, Anjun recalls the government army having shouted "Only one place for the Mussalman! The graveyard or" (66) where?
(a) "America."
(b) "Afghanistan."
(c) "Pakistan."
(d) "Egypt."

12. What word in Chapter 2 refers to a Muslim religious ascetic who lives on alms?
(a) Fakir.
(b) Accha.
(c) Theek.
(d) Dargah.

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

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

15. From where did the woman in the window above the lavendar gate recognize Saddam and Ishrat in Chapter 5?
(a) From Bangalore..
(b) From Kolkata.
(c) From Jantar Mantar.
(d) From Ahmedabad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the soldiers save Anjum's life, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?

2. How did Jahanara feel initially after discovering the "girl part" (11) on Aftab?

3. What does the narrator say that Dr. Azad Bhartiya was protesting in Chapter 4?

4. What did Anjum use to sleep on in the cemetery in Chapter 3?

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

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