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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. Where is the narrator of Chapter 7 located in the beginning of the chapter?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Bangalore.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Ahmedabad.

2. Where did the narrator of Chapter 7 long to return?
(a) Bangalore.
(b) Kolkata.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Kabul.

3. What word in Chapter 1 refers to an evening of entertainment poetry or concert of Indian classical music?
(a) Naga.
(b) Mahfil.
(c) Yeswi.
(d) Arifa.

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

5. What does the word "chamar" translate to in English?
(a) "Untouchable."
(b) "Hermaphrodite."
(c) "Bisexual."
(d) "Beloved."

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long had the narrator of Chapter 7 known the woman who had lived on the second floor of his building?

2. What did the narrator of Chapter 7 notice when he visited an apartment building he rented out?

3. What document discovered by the narrator in Chapter 7 describes a Special Task Force police forcing a group of people into a restroom?

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

5. How has Dr. Azad Bhartiya been protesting in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the structure differ in Chapter 6 from the rest of the narrative? What is this chapter comprised of?

2. What is signfificant about Zakir Mian's presence in Chapter 2?

3. How did Jahanara Begum react when she first discovered her "son's" sexual circumstances? Why?

4. What led Saddam Hussein to his dream of opening a funeral parlor? Where did he hope to open one?

5. How is Tilo's appearance described during her second wedding? What caused this change in appearance?

6. How does the narrator describe Anjum's arrival at the cemetery in Chapter 2? Why did she go there?

7. Where was Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed from and why did he come to India?

8. What is the female protagonist's relationship to the English-speaking man in Chapter 1?

9. How did Anjum's home in the cemetery evolve over time?

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

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