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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose arrest, torture, and killing was Major Amrik Singh responsible for, according to the narrator in Chapter 7?
(a) Jalib Qadri.
(b) Biplab Dasgupta.
(c) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(d) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.

2. Who is described as the "blind imam who had once led the prayers in the Fatehpuri Masjid" in Chapter 1?
(a) Zainab.
(b) Naga.
(c) Ziauddin.
(d) Musa Yeswi.

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

4. What object belonging to the mother is described as touching the baby's skin in Chapter 6?
(a) A drum.
(b) A gun.
(c) A bedpan.
(d) A sword.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What incident did Dr. Azad Bhartiya refer to as "the second assassination attempt" (135) on him in Chapter 4?

2. At what age did Aftab adopt his hijras name?

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

4. What does the narrator say the poor villagers were treated as in the opening of Chapter 3?

5. What does the protagonist in Chapter 1 use to sooth her hurts and blows?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information is announced on Dr. Azad Bhartiya's sign?

2. What is the significance of the vultures' deaths in the Prologue?

3. How did Biplab Dasgupta feel about the concept of jihad when he was stationed as Deputy Station Head for the Bureau in Srinagar?

4. What exchange takes place between Anjum and the blind imam in Chapter 1? What does Anjum realize from this exchange?

5. Why were Anjum, Mr. Aggarwal, and Ustad Hameed arrested in Chapter 3?

6. What animals are described in the Prologue? What is their connection to the story?

7. How does the narrative style shift in the opening of Chapter 7? Why do you think the author makes this transition?

8. How is the protagonist described as living in the cemetery in Chapter 1?

9. What aspects of the government and the current circumstances was Dr. Azad Bhartiya protesting? How?

10. What does the story of Laila and Majnu signify? What is this story compared to in Chapter 1?

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