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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: "The Tenant" (pages 217-268) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say that Dr. Azad Bhartiya was protesting in Chapter 4?
(a) The Capitalist Empire.
(b) The abuse of women.
(c) The usurping of the King.
(d) The rise of Fascism.

2. From where did the woman in the window above the lavendar gate recognize Saddam and Ishrat in Chapter 5?
(a) From Kolkata.
(b) From Bangalore..
(c) From Jantar Mantar.
(d) From Ahmedabad.

3. What name refers to Aftab later in life?
(a) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(b) Arifa.
(c) Zainab.
(d) Anjun.

4. Who was supposedly made a scapegoat for Jalib Qadri's death?
(a) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(b) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(c) Biplab Dasgupta.
(d) Amrik Singh.

5. With whom did Aftab take music lessons at the madrassa?
(a) Biplab Dasgupta.
(b) Ustad Hameed Khan.
(c) Amrik Singh.
(d) Musa Yeswi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Into what type of family was Tilo's mother born?

2. How is the narrative style in the beginning of Chapter 7 different from the narrative perspective in the majority of the novel?

3. How old was Antun when she announced her decision to leave the Khwabgah?

4. Where was the social worker whose documents the narrator found in Tilo's apartment in Chapter 7?

5. What does "Jannat" translate to in English?

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