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

2. Where did Musa leave for when leaving the Guest House in Chapter 12?
(a) Punjab.
(b) Nepal.
(c) Kashmir.
(d) Bangladesh.

3. Where had Naga secured an entry permit in 1996 to meet with Ashfaq Mir?
(a) Shiraz.
(b) Ahar.
(c) Abadan.
(d) Vadodara.

4. What had the hijras decorated Tilo's room as in Chapter 8?
(a) A hairdressing salon.
(b) A room in Heaven.
(c) An aviary.
(d) An English parlour.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the dung beetle called in Chapter 12?

2. In the last entry of Tilo's notebook described in Chapter 18, there is a press release describing 17 village girls on tour of what locations?

3. What name did Miss Jebeen the Second's mother say her daughter's name was in her letter in Chapter 10?

4. Who became the new Prime Minister of India in Chapter 10?

5. What did Zainab do with the crow he found trapped in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What animal symbolism appears in Chapter 10?

6. Where were Musa's recoveries stored? Why?

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

8. What is included in Tilo's notebook that she examined in Chapter 8? Why did Musa have this notebook?

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

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

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