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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Zainab find a crow trapped by on Independence Day in Chapter 10?
(a) A kite string.
(b) A fish line.
(c) A fox trap.
(d) A snake trap.

2. Where does the narrator describe Tilo meeting Musa alongside an entourage of orphan boys in Chapter 8?
(a) The Yellow Bridge.
(b) The cemetery.
(c) The Blue Fort.
(d) The Red Fort.

3. How old was Miss Jebeen when she died?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Nine.

4. What are Musa's recoveries described as being stored in, in Chapter 8?
(a) Food containers.
(b) Envelopes.
(c) Burlap bags.
(d) Metal boxes.

5. What is the young Kashmiri boy compared to that was summoned by Ashfaq Mir (228)?
(a) "A small dog."
(b) "A broken bird."
(c) "A ferret."
(d) "A pebble."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Musa when he met his wife?

2. What word from Chapter 9 refers to a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face?

3. In the last entry of Tilo's notebook described in Chapter 18, there is a press release describing 17 village girls on tour of what locations?

4. What did rumors suggest was actually the first martyr buried at the Martyr's Graveyard in Chapter 9?

5. What became the national emblem of India in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was indicated by the death of Usman Abdullah in Chapter 9?

2. How were Tilo and the baby greeted at the Jannat Guest House in Chapter 8?

3. What does ACP Pinky do to Tilo in Chapter 9? Why?

4. What did Biplab Dasgupta ask Musa about Amrik Singh in Chapter 11? How did Musa reply?

5. What is included in Tilo's notebook that she examined in Chapter 8? Why did Musa have this notebook?

6. What questions are posed to the reader regarding the men crushed by the truck in Chapter 8? Why are these questions significant?

7. How is Tilo's encounter at the zoo described in Chapter 8? What do you think this encounter symbolizes?

8. How has Biplab Dasgupta's outlook on Indian politics changed by Chapter 11?

9. What story did Musa recall telling his daughter in Chapter 9? What was Musa doing as he recalled this memory?

10. How is Tilo's mother described? How did Tilo feel about her mother?

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