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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Bhopal disaster occur?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1975.

2. The narrator compares the neighborhood surrounding his rental home to Kabul in Chapter 7, describing it as "... like a small corner of" (151) what?
(a) "Paradise."
(b) "The slums."
(c) "Forest."
(d) "Hell."

3. When did the narrator of Chapter 7 meet the woman who had left his upstairs apartment in Chapter 7?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1987.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1984.

4. What is the address printed on the mailbox where Saddam left a calling card in Chapter 5?
(a) Nimmo Gorakhpuri. Second Floor.
(b) "Ahmedabad Singh. Second Floor."
(c) Dr. Azad Bhartiya. Second Floor.
(d) "S. Tilottaama. Second Floor."

5. How is gender applied to Urdu?
(a) All animal-based nouns have specific genders.
(b) There are no genders for any nouns.
(c) Some nouns have genders and others do not.
(d) There is a gender for every noun.

6. The narrator opens Chapter 1 with the line, "She lived in the graveyard like" (7) what?
(a) "A flower."
(b) "A blade of grass."
(c) "A tombstone."
(d) "A tree."

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

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

9. What does the word "Khwabgah" (23) translate to in English?
(a) "House of Courage."
(b) "House of Holiness."
(c) "House of Disdain."
(d) "House of Dreams."

10. Where was the narrator assigned as Deputy Station Head for the Bureau in Chapter 7?
(a) Surat.
(b) Srinagar.
(c) Jaipur.
(d) Lucknow.

11. How old was Antun when she announced her decision to leave the Khwabgah?
(a) 46.
(b) 32.
(c) 58.
(d) 15.

12. Where did the narrator of Chapter 7 long to return?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Bangalore.
(c) Kolkata.
(d) Kabul.

13. Who visited to gather some of Tilo's clothing in the end of Chapter 7?
(a) Amrik Singh.
(b) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.
(c) Naga.
(d) Anjun and Saddam.

14. Who is described in Chapter 7 as one of Amrik Singh's most brutal interrogators and was likely responsible for shaving Tilo's head?
(a) Biplab Dasgupta.
(b) Comrade Maase Revathy.
(c) Pinky Sodhi.
(d) Nimmo Gorakhpuri.

15. What address is on the card that Suddam left at the woman's house in Chapter 5?
(a) The address of Dr. Azad Bhartiya.
(b) The address of the Jannat Guest House.
(c) The address of Ziauddin.
(d) The address of Biplab Dasgupta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Anjum use to sleep on in the cemetery in Chapter 3?

2. What word in the novel refers to the shrines over the grave of a revered religious figure?

3. For how long does the narrator say the white-backed vultures have been the custodians of the dead in the Prologue?

4. How did Jahanara feel initially after discovering the "girl part" (11) on Aftab?

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

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