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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Musa leave for when leaving the Guest House in Chapter 12?
(a) Bangladesh.
(b) Punjab.
(c) Kashmir.
(d) Nepal.

2. Who was Tilo's husband that she was leaving in Chapter 8?
(a) Begum.
(b) Arifa.
(c) Saddam Hussein.
(d) Naga.

3. Who became the new Prime Minister of India in Chapter 10?
(a) Mulaqat Ali.
(b) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(c) Dr. Azad Bhartiya.
(d) Gujarat ka Lalla.

4. What political party did Miss Jebeen's mother adopt?
(a) Commercialism.
(b) Nazism.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Communism.

5. What are Musa's recoveries described as being stored in, in Chapter 8?
(a) Metal boxes.
(b) Burlap bags.
(c) Envelopes.
(d) Food containers.

6. The narrator in Chapter 9 describes Miss Jebeen as becoming one of the greatest martyrs of what movement?
(a) The Kashmiri movement.
(b) The Kabul movement.
(c) The Chuar movement.
(d) The Maharashtra movement.

7. What show was being put on the night that Tilo met Musa?
(a) The Brahma Festival Show.
(b) The Festival of Lights and Darkness.
(c) The Sound and Light Show.
(d) The Festival of Vishnu.

8. Whose help did Tilo enlist in order to relocate with the baby in Chapter 8?
(a) Damavand's.
(b) Jahanara Begum's.
(c) Dr. Azad Bhartiya's.
(d) Nimmo Gorakhpuri's.

9. Biplab has read all of the documents from where in Chapter 11?
(a) Comrade Maase Revathy's home.
(b) Tilo's apartment.
(c) The Grand Marshall's office.
(d) Arifa's office.

10. From what point of view is Chapter 8 related?
(a) Second person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Fourth person.
(d) First person.

11. Who brought the letter that was claimed to be from Miss Jebeen the Second's biological mother in Chapter 10?
(a) Dr. Bhartiya.
(b) Aijaz.
(c) Naga.
(d) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.

12. Which story from Tilo's journal describes wanting to write “one of those sophisticated stories in which even though nothing much happens there’s lots to write about” (288)?
(a) "The Dreamer."
(b) "Nothing."
(c) "Story."
(d) "The Writer."

13. How did Musa reply to Biplab's question as to whether he killed Amrik Singh in Chapter 11?
(a) He did not kill him and was not near him when he died.
(b) He killed him but covered up the murder and blamed someone else.
(c) He killed him and payed his sentence.
(d) He did not kill him, but they made him kill himself.

14. What did rumors suggest was actually the first martyr buried at the Martyr's Graveyard in Chapter 9?
(a) A dead dog.
(b) A book and paper.
(c) A dead cow.
(d) An empty duffel bag.

15. Alongside how many others was Miss Jebeen and her mother buried?
(a) 15.
(b) 50.
(c) 25.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announced that his father had died at the same spot as the restaurant for the wedding party in Chapter 10?

2. Where was Musa when he met his wife?

3. Into what type of family was Tilo's mother born?

4. Where did the wedding party get lunch in Chapter 10?

5. What is the name of the young Kashmiri boy who was summoned by Ashfaq Mir in Chapter 8?

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