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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8: "The Tenant" (pages 268-317) .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what types of trees does the narrator describe the flying foxes unhinging themselves in the Prologue?
(a) Willow trees.
(b) Elm trees.
(c) Banyan trees.
(d) Oak tree.

2. What is the name of the mare described following the rickshaw in Chapter 5?
(a) Aru.
(b) Annu.
(c) Pria.
(d) Payal.

3. Where was the social worker whose documents the narrator found in Tilo's apartment in Chapter 7?
(a) Clovis, California.
(b) Annaheim, California.
(c) Los Angeles, California.
(d) Douglas City, California.

4. What come home after the bats leave, according to the narrator in the Prologue?
(a) The bears.
(b) The crows.
(c) The doves.
(d) The wolves.

5. What was Mulaqat Ali's profession?
(a) Merchant.
(b) Butcher.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Herbalist.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is described in Chapter 7 as one of Amrik Singh's most brutal interrogators and was likely responsible for shaving Tilo's head?

3. Who is described by the narrator as having brought Anjum a black ram in Chapter 2?

4. 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?

5. What show was being put on the night that Tilo met Musa?

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