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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "Khwabgah" (pages 62-99) and Chapter 3: "The Nativity".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say that "Not many noticed the passing of the friendly old birds" (5) in the Prologue?
(a) "There was so much else to look forward to."
(b) "There were so many atrocities to face."
(c) "There was too much to worry about."
(d) "There was so much death around."

2. What phrase does the narrator use to describe "when the sun has gone out but the light has not" (5) in the Prologue?
(a) "The witching hour."
(b) "The golden hour."
(c) "The magic hour."
(d) "The silent hour."

3. To what story does the English man compare the story of Laila and Manju in Chapter 1?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) All's Well that Ends Well.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Hamlet.

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

5. How did Jahanara feel initially after discovering the "girl part" (11) on Aftab?
(a) Suicidal.
(b) Jealous.
(c) Eager.
(d) Overjoyed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religious conversion did Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed make upon arriving in Delhi?

2. What word in Chapter 1 refers to an evening of entertainment poetry or concert of Indian classical music?

3. The narrator opens Chapter 1 with the line, "She lived in the graveyard like" (7) what?

4. What does the word "Khwabgah" (23) translate to in English?

5. What come home after the bats leave, according to the narrator in the Prologue?

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