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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 was so much death around."
(c) "There were so many atrocities to face."
(d) "There was too much to worry about."

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

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

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

5. How many siblings did Afrab have when he/she was born?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does "la ilaha" (13) translate to in English?

2. How is gender applied to Urdu?

3. At what age did Aftab adopt his hijras name?

4. How is the following phrase translated into English in Chapter 1? "Sach Khuda hai. Khuda hi Sach hai" (9)?

5. 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?

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