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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are Musa's recoveries described as being stored in, in Chapter 8?
(a) The attic.
(b) The freezer.
(c) The basement.
(d) A hole under the house.

2. Chapter 12 focuses on encouraging the reader to think about what?
(a) Why the sins of the father fall to the son.
(b) Whether it is more important to follow one's religious beliefs than to act nobly.
(c) What or who is important when it comes to improving and protecting the world.
(d) Whether one should stand up to those in power.

3. Biplab's laments in Chapter 11 include the fact that "the world is inured to the sight of" (435) what?
(a) "Closure."
(b) "Piled-up corpses."
(c) "Poverty and injustice."
(d) "The reverie of angels."

4. In what kind of car did Saddam and his new bride ride through Delhi in after the wedding in Chapter 10?
(a) A Buick.
(b) A Mercedez-Benz.
(c) A BMW.
(d) A Cadillac.

5. How many mobile phones of Musa's are described as part of his "recoveries" in Chapter 8?
(a) Nine.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Six.

6. What is the name of the baby that Tilo took with her during her escape in Chapter 8?
(a) Miss Jebeen the Second.
(b) Biplab Dasgupta.
(c) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(d) Amrik Singh.

7. On what houseboat did Tilo meet Commander Gulrez in Chapter 9?
(a) The HB Aijaz.
(b) The HB Bhartiya.
(c) The HB Shaheen.
(d) The HB Gorkhpuri.

8. What took place after a member of the wedding party announced his father had died at that location in Chapter 10?
(a) They began to weep and keen.
(b) They lef the building quickly.
(c) They called for the manager.
(d) They held a second funeral for him.

9. Who read Musa a poem when he arrived in Chapter 12?
(a) Comrade Maase Revathy
(b) Tilo.
(c) Arifa.
(d) Aijaz.

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

11. What has caused the change in Biplab's views on the militant movement in Kashmir by the end of the novel?
(a) His experiences in Kabul.
(b) His experiences in Mumbai.
(c) His love affair with Comrade Maase Revathy.
(d) The documents from Tilo's apartment.

12. What comprises the old notebook of Tilo's amongst Musa's "recoveries" in Chapter 8?
(a) Ship maps.
(b) Astrological charts.
(c) Mathematical equations.
(d) Comprehension questions.

13. What is the young Kashmiri boy compared to that was summoned by Ashfaq Mir (228)?
(a) "A pebble."
(b) "A broken bird."
(c) "A ferret."
(d) "A small dog."

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

15. What became the national emblem of India in Chapter 10?
(a) The Holy Cow.
(b) The White-Backed Vulture.
(c) The Golden Circle.
(d) The Eagle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Biplab been prior to the opening of Chapter 11?

2. How would you describe the structure of The Utmost Ministry of Happiness?

3. Who was Tilo's husband that she was leaving in Chapter 8?

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

5. At whose grave was Anjum when she said a prayer in Chapter 12?

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