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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10: "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Saddam delete when pressed by Zainib after proposing to her in Chapter 10?
(a) The video of his father being killed in a massacre.
(b) The video of Saddm Hussein's hanging.
(c) The video of his first wedding.
(d) The video of the 9/11 attacks.

2. What did the residents of the Jannat Guest House rename the baby as in the conclusion of Chapter 10?
(a) Naga.
(b) Miss Udaya Jebeen.
(c) Aijaz.
(d) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.

3. What did Zainab do with the crow he found trapped in Chapter 10?
(a) He broke its neck.
(b) He freed it.
(c) He shot it.
(d) He ate it.

4. Who was Tilo's mother?
(a) Jahanara Begum.
(b) Aijaz.
(c) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(d) Maryam Ipe.

5. The narrator compares the neighborhood surrounding his rental home to Kabul in Chapter 7, describing it as "... like a small corner of" (151) what?
(a) "The slums."
(b) "Paradise."
(c) "Forest."
(d) "Hell."

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long had the narrator of Chapter 7 known the woman who had lived on the second floor of his building?

2. What is the name of the dog that accompanied Tilo in her escape in Chapter 8?

3. What were the group of young men feeding to a hippo at the zoo when Tilo visited in Chapter 8?

4. What name refers to Aftab later in life?

5. Who does the narrator say moved in with Anjum at her home in the cemetery in Chapter 2?

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