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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. What did rumors suggest was actually the first martyr buried at the Martyr's Graveyard in Chapter 9?
(a) A dead cow.
(b) A book and paper.
(c) A dead dog.
(d) An empty duffel bag.

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

3. Who was Tilo's husband that she was leaving in Chapter 8?
(a) Saddam Hussein.
(b) Begum.
(c) Arifa.
(d) Naga.

4. Who was the popular university lecturer that was killed in the massacre in which Miss Jebeen died?
(a) Maggan.
(b) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(c) Dr. Azad Bhartiya.
(d) Usman Abdullah.

5. In what kind of car did Saddam and his new bride ride through Delhi in after the wedding in Chapter 10?
(a) A Cadillac.
(b) A Mercedez-Benz.
(c) A BMW.
(d) A Buick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which story from Tilo's journal describes wanting to write “one of those sophisticated stories in which even though nothing much happens there’s lots to write about” (288)?

2. How old was Miss Jebeen when she died?

3. What did Musa do with the gift offered him by Amrik Singh in Chapter 9?

4. Where did Musa leave for when leaving the Guest House in Chapter 12?

5. Where is the hospital where Tilo's mother died?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is Tilo's mother described? How did Tilo feel about her mother?

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

7. Why did Tilo decide against keeping the child in the end of Chapter 9?

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

9. What did Amrik Singh give to Musa after his wife's death? Why?

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

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