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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. From where did the woman in the window above the lavendar gate recognize Saddam and Ishrat in Chapter 5?
(a) From Ahmedabad.
(b) From Bangalore..
(c) From Jantar Mantar.
(d) From Kolkata.

2. The narrator opens Chapter 1 with the line, "She lived in the graveyard like" (7) what?
(a) "A tree."
(b) "A blade of grass."
(c) "A tombstone."
(d) "A flower."

3. From what types of trees does the narrator describe the flying foxes unhinging themselves in the Prologue?
(a) Elm trees.
(b) Oak tree.
(c) Banyan trees.
(d) Willow trees.

4. To what does the narrator describe Tilottama's skin in Chapter 7?
(a) Powdered milk.
(b) Black coffee.
(c) Café au lait.
(d) Melted bronze.

5. Whose ghosts does the protagonist in Chapter 1 confer with daily?
(a) The ghosts of the villagers.
(b) The ghosts of the vultures.
(c) The ghosts of the tigers.
(d) The ghosts of the wolves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious conversion did Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed make upon arriving in Delhi?

2. How is Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed's ancestry described?

3. How many siblings did Afrab have when he/she was born?

4. Who is the high-profile terrorist that Major Amrik Singh described capturing to the narrator in Chapter 7?

5. Where is the narrator of Chapter 7 located in the beginning of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led to Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed's execution? How was he killed?

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

3. How does Biplab Dasgupta feel about the area of Delhi where his rental apartments are located? Why?

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

5. How are the photographs described that Biplab Dasgupta first observed in Tilo's apartment in Chapter 7?

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

7. Why did Anjum accuse Saeeda of putting a hex on her family and the whole world in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

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