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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4: "Dr. Azad Bhartiya," Chapter 5: "The Slow-Goose Chase," and Chapter 6: "Some Questions for Later".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What shared experience does Anjum conclude she shares with the imam in Chapter 1?
(a) Envy.
(b) Judgment.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Hatred.

2. Who was the love of Hazrat Sarmad Shaheed's life for whom he traveled to Delhi?
(a) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(b) Abhay Chand.
(c) Zainab.
(d) Amrik Singh.

3. Nimmo Gorakpuri told Aftab in Chapter 2 that God created creatures like them because he wanted to create "a living creature that is incapable of" (27) what?
(a) "Happiness."
(b) "Sex."
(c) "Consequence."
(d) "Worry."

4. What do the protagonist and the Englishman share with one another in Chapter 1?
(a) A plate of rice.
(b) A cigarette.
(c) A bottle of whiskey.
(d) A Coca Cola.

5. What does the protagonist in Chapter 1 use to sooth her hurts and blows?
(a) The sound of the lapping waves.
(b) The whispers of her dreams.
(c) The music of her leaves.
(d) The breath of the sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the filmmaker ask Anjum and her friends to recite in Chapter 3?

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

3. Where did Saddam Hussein find a job in America?

4. To what story does the English man compare the story of Laila and Manju in Chapter 1?

5. What incident did Dr. Azad Bhartiya refer to as "the second assassination attempt" (135) on him in Chapter 4?

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