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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Amrik Singh leave Tilo in the hands of after Musa's escape in Chapter 9?

2. Where did Musa arrive at nighttime in the begining of Chapter 12?

3. Biplab has read all of the documents from where in Chapter 11?

4. Where was Miss Jebeen buried?

5. Where is the hospital where Tilo's mother died?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Amrik Singh give to Musa after his wife's death? Why?

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

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

5. What is Tilo's connection to the baby that appeared in the streets?

6. How does the narrator describe Tilo's act of leaving Naga in Chapter 8? For how long were they married?

7. What classes were being taught at the Jannat Guest House in the beginning of Chapter 10?

8. How is the encounter between Biplab Dasgupta and Musa described in Chapter 11?

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

10. Who or what is Guih Kom and what is signficiant about his/her appearance in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of animal symbolism in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. What are some of the animals that the author focuses on in the Prologue and in the final chapter? What do these animals symbolize to you? What is their purpose in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the setting of the cemetery that Anjum eventually makes her home. What does the cemetery symbolize? Why does Anjum go there? How does she shape the cemetery while living there?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Tilo in The Ministry of Utmost Happiness. Is Tilo a protagonist or antagonist? Why? What is revealed of Tilo's backstory and her family? What do Tilo's actions reveal about her character?

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