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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zainab find a crow trapped by on Independence Day in Chapter 10?
(a) A snake trap.
(b) A kite string.
(c) A fox trap.
(d) A fish line.

2. What plans did Biplab tell Musa of his and Naga's in Chapter 11?
(a) Opening a butcher shop.
(b) Establishing a safe house for hijras.
(c) Establshing a retro radio channel.
(d) Establishing a flower shop.

3. What word from Chapter 9 refers to a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face?
(a) A balaclava.
(b) A chadri.
(c) A fedora.
(d) A burqa.

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

5. How is the dung beetle described in Chapter 12 (444)?
(a) "Angry and perplexed."
(b) "Wide awake and on duty."
(c) "Hiding in the muddy earth."
(d) "Crossing toward the river."

6. Who are the two people that Tilo was thinking of in the opening of Chapter 8?
(a) Jahanara Begum and Zainab.
(b) Arifa and Zakir Mian.
(c) Musa and Amrik Singh.
(d) Miss Jebeen and Miss Jebeen the Second.

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

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

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

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

11. What has Biplab begun doing in Chapter 11?
(a) Cocaine.
(b) Binge reading.
(c) Chain-smoking.
(d) Binge drinking.

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

13. 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 Writer."
(b) "Nothing."
(c) "Story."
(d) "The Dreamer."

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

15. Where does the narrator describe Tilo meeting Musa alongside an entourage of orphan boys in Chapter 8?
(a) The Red Fort.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) The Blue Fort.
(d) The Yellow Bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What comprises the old notebook of Tilo's amongst Musa's "recoveries" in Chapter 8?

2. Biplab has read all of the documents from where in Chapter 11?

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

4. What did Zainab do with the crow he found trapped in Chapter 10?

5. How did the mother who wrote the letter from Chapter 10 describe her father?

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