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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. Whose help did Tilo enlist in order to relocate with the baby in Chapter 8?
(a) Nimmo Gorakhpuri's.
(b) Jahanara Begum's.
(c) Dr. Azad Bhartiya's.
(d) Damavand's.

2. How many mobile phones of Musa's are described as part of his "recoveries" in Chapter 8?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Nine.
(d) Three.

3. How was the woman referred to that Naga began a relationship with after his wife left him?
(a) The Fox.
(b) Aijaz.
(c) The Cougar.
(d) The Princess.

4. Who does Amrik Singh leave Tilo in the hands of after Musa's escape in Chapter 9?
(a) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(b) Mulaqat Ali.
(c) ACP Pinky.
(d) Zakir Mian.

5. What has Biplab begun doing in Chapter 11?
(a) Binge reading.
(b) Chain-smoking.
(c) Binge drinking.
(d) Cocaine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had Biplab been prior to the opening of Chapter 11?

2. What happened to the chair that Tilo was leaning on at her mother's hospital bed?

3. Where does the narrator describe Tilo meeting Musa alongside an entourage of orphan boys in Chapter 8?

4. To whom does Tilo imagine a series of letters written from the four crushed boys in Chapter 8?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is described in the poem from Chapter 12 and how does it connect to the themes of the novel?

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

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

4. Why did Tilo flee in Chapter 8? Who did she enlist to help her?

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

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

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

8. How were Tilo and the baby greeted at the Jannat Guest House in Chapter 8?

9. What is Tilo's connection to the baby that appeared in the streets?

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

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