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

2. What did Zainab do with the crow he found trapped in Chapter 10?
(a) He ate it.
(b) He broke its neck.
(c) He freed it.
(d) He shot it.

3. What is the name of the baby that Tilo took with her during her escape in Chapter 8?
(a) Miss Jebeen the Second.
(b) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(c) Biplab Dasgupta.
(d) Amrik Singh.

4. Where did Musa arrive at nighttime in the begining of Chapter 12?
(a) The Jannat Guest House.
(b) Comrade Maase Revathy's quarters.
(c) Ziauddin.
(d) Dr. Azad Bhartiya's office.

5. What comprises the old notebook of Tilo's amongst Musa's "recoveries" in Chapter 8?
(a) Comprehension questions.
(b) Mathematical equations.
(c) Astrological charts.
(d) Ship maps.

Short Answer Questions

1. Musa told Tilo in the basement in Chapter 9 to either get married to do what?

2. In what kind of car did Saddam and his new bride ride through Delhi in after the wedding in Chapter 10?

3. From what point of view is Chapter 8 related?

4. Who read Musa a poem when he arrived in Chapter 12?

5. Where was Musa when he met his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What questions are posed to the reader regarding the men crushed by the truck in Chapter 8? Why are these questions significant?

2. What animal symbolism appears in Chapter 10?

3. How is Miss Jebeen the Second's mother's pregnancy described in her letter?

4. How does the narrator describe Tilo's act of leaving Naga in Chapter 8? For how long were they married?

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

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

7. What story did Musa recall telling his daughter in Chapter 9? What was Musa doing as he recalled this memory?

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

9. How is the theme of gender expectations explored in Chapter 10?

10. How has Biplab Dasgupta's outlook on Indian politics changed by Chapter 11?

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