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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. Who was tortured in front of Tilo by the police when they searched for Musa in Chapter 9?
(a) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(b) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(c) Dr. Azad Bhartiya.
(d) Commander Gulrez.

2. What did Musa do with the gift offered him by Amrik Singh in Chapter 9?
(a) He sold it.
(b) He gave it away.
(c) He threw it away.
(d) He refused it.

3. When did the messenger tell Tilo that Musa would meet her after his escape in Chapter 9?
(a) After the massacre ended.
(b) After Aijaz's funeral.
(c) After the Sound and Light Show.
(d) After Gulrez's funeral.

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

5. What was Ashfaq Mir's position when he met with Naga in 1996?
(a) Deputy Commandant of the Arima Cinema.
(b) CEO of Intergalactic Technology, Inc.
(c) Deputy Commandant of the Shira Cinema JIC.
(d) Director of Activities at the National Museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who announced that his father had died at the same spot as the restaurant for the wedding party in Chapter 10?

2. Biplab's laments in Chapter 11 include the fact that "the world is inured to the sight of" (435) what?

3. To whose shrine did Anmum take Saddam and Zainab after their wedding in Chapter 10?

4. The narrator in Chapter 9 describes Miss Jebeen as becoming one of the greatest martyrs of what movement?

5. Who was the popular university lecturer that was killed in the massacre in which Miss Jebeen died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was the young Kahmiri boy brought in by Ashfaq Mir in Chapter 8? How is he described?

2. What classes were being taught at the Jannat Guest House in the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. What animal symbolism appears in Chapter 10?

4. Who or what is Guih Kom and what is signficiant about his/her appearance in Chapter 12?

5. What did Biplab Dasgupta ask Musa about Amrik Singh in Chapter 11? How did Musa reply?

6. By whom is the letter written that is produced by Dr. Bhartiya in Chapter 10? To whom is the letter addressed?

7. How have the circumstances of Biplab Dasgupta's life changed in the opening of Chapter 11?

8. What are comprised of Musa's "recoveries"?

9. What does ACP Pinky do to Tilo in Chapter 9? Why?

10. How is Tilo's encounter at the zoo described in Chapter 8? What do you think this encounter symbolizes?

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