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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 were Miss Jebeen and her mother watching from their balcony in the flashback in Chapter 9?
(a) A church service.
(b) A funeral procession.
(c) A religious festival.
(d) A passing theater troop.

2. On what famous speech did Tilo's mother quiz her on from her dying bed?
(a) The I Have a Dream speech.
(b) The War Message speech.
(c) The St. Crispin's speech.
(d) The We Shall Overcome speech.

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

4. Whom did Anjum take for a walk around the city in Chapter 12?
(a) Arifa.
(b) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(c) Zainab.
(d) Miss Udaya Jebeen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Alongside how many others was Miss Jebeen and her mother buried?

2. What is the name of the mother whose letter is revealed in Chapter 10?

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

4. Where was Miss Jebeen buried?

5. Who was Tilo's husband that she was leaving in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why was the young Kahmiri boy brought in by Ashfaq Mir in Chapter 8? How is he described?

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