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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. How would you describe the structure of The Utmost Ministry of Happiness?
(a) Progressive.
(b) Reversed.
(c) Linear.
(d) Nonlinear.

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

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

4. What plans did Biplab tell Musa of his and Naga's in Chapter 11?
(a) Establishing a flower shop.
(b) Establishing a safe house for hijras.
(c) Opening a butcher shop.
(d) Establshing a retro radio channel.

5. What is the name of the young Kashmiri boy who was summoned by Ashfaq Mir in Chapter 8?
(a) Zakir.
(b) Arifa.
(c) Zainab.
(d) Aijaz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had the hijras decorated Tilo's room as in Chapter 8?

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

3. At the Jannat Guest House, who taught classes in arithmetic, drawing, computer graphics, and "eccentricy" (403) in Chapter 10?

4. What did Zainab find a crow trapped by on Independence Day in Chapter 10?

5. Whom did Anjum take for a walk around the city in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What information is contained in the box regarding Amrik Singh in Chapter 8?

6. What animal symbolism appears in Chapter 10?

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

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

9. How is the encounter between Biplab Dasgupta and Musa described in Chapter 11?

10. What did Naga ask Tilo about Commander Gulrez after they were released in Chapter 8? What did she reply?

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