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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: "Khwabgah" (pages 11-62) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Prologue, the narrator describes the flying foxes as they "drift across the city like smoke" (5). What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Simile.
(c) Flashback.
(d) Metaphor.

2. The poison that wiped out the white-backed vultures was used as a relaxant on what animals?
(a) Cows.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Deer.
(d) Turkeys.

3. What religious conversion did Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed make upon arriving in Delhi?
(a) He converted from Orthodox Islam to Judaism.
(b) He converted from Sufism to Judaism.
(c) He converted from Judaism to Orthodox Islam.
(d) He converted from Judaism to Christian.

4. At what age did Aftab adopt his hijras name?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

5. 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 silent hour."
(d) "The magic hour."

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described as the "blind imam who had once led the prayers in the Fatehpuri Masjid" in Chapter 1?

2. Why does the narrator say that "Not many noticed the passing of the friendly old birds" (5) in the Prologue?

3. Whose ghosts does the protagonist in Chapter 1 confer with daily?

4. What do the protagonist and the Englishman share with one another in Chapter 1?

5. Who was the love of Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed's life for whom he traveled to Delhi?

(see the answer key)

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