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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 did Anjum name the little three-year-old girl she found on the steps of Jama Masjid?
(a) Zainab.
(b) Arifa.
(c) Amrik.
(d) Musa.

2. What incident did Dr. Azad Bhartiya refer to as "the second assassination attempt" (135) on him in Chapter 4?
(a) A man stabbing him.
(b) A car hitting him.
(c) A mob chasing him.
(d) A bus hitting him.

3. What is the system of delegating peoples into different segregated groups called in India?
(a) The caste system.
(b) The ermad system.
(c) The perdu system.
(d) The gargu system.

4. What object belonging to the mother is described as touching the baby's skin in Chapter 6?
(a) A drum.
(b) A bedpan.
(c) A gun.
(d) A sword.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase does the narrator use to describe "when the sun has gone out but the light has not" (5) in the Prologue?

2. Where was Saddam Hussein fired from when he came to the cemetery?

3. With whom did Aftab take music lessons at the madrassa?

4. What does the narrator say that Dr. Azad Bhartiya was protesting in Chapter 4?

5. What does "Jannat" translate to in English?

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