1 Who wrote "The Quilt"? Ismat Chughtai Sue Townsend Eckhart Tolle Hasan Manto 2 Who narrates "The Quilt"? Manto Chughtai An unnamed first-person narrator Begum Jaan 3 Who is the protagonist of "The Quilt"? Rabbu Begum Jaan The unnamed narrator Amma 4 What genre is "The Quilt"? Horror Science Fiction Realism None of these 5 What form does "The Quilt" take? Short story Novel Play Novella 6 Who is the story's primary antagonist? Amma Rabbu Begum Jaan The narrator 7 What does the narrator's quilt's shadow resemble on the wall? A blanket A dog A pig An elephant 8 At the beginning of the story, how does the narrator characterize the story she is about to tell? Not romantic Joyful Romantic Empowering 9 In what country is the story set? United States China Canada India 10 In what language was the story originally written? Hindi Chinese Urdu English 11 How does the narrator characterize her younger self? Angelic Happy-go-lucky Depressed Prone to fighting 12 Where does the narrator's mother travel to? Dehli Amma Agra Sri Lanka 13 At whose home does the narrator stay when her mother is away? Begum Jaan's Her grandmother's The narrator's older sister's Her own home 14 "Etched in memory like the scar left by a blacksmith's brand" is an example of what literary device? Simile Metonymy Superimposition Metaphor 15 What does nawab (or Nawab when used as a title) mean? Muslim nobleman Mrs. Miss. Hindu royalty 16 What does begum (Begum when used as a title) mean? wife of Muslim nobleman Aunt Mr. Mademoiselle 17 How are Amma and Begum Jaan related? Stepsiblings Twins Cousins Adopted sisters 18 What is the public's impression of the nawab? That he is childish That he is virtuous That he is licentious with women That he is always angry 19 What is hajj? A women's section of a traditional Muslim home A type of blanket Holy Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca None of these 20 What is the nawab's "strange hobby"? Gambling Inviting young male students to live with him Pigeon breeding Cockfighting 21 What does the narrator imply the nawab does with young men? Tutor them in math Give them drugs Train them to be athletes Have sex with them 22 Who rescues Begum Jaan from her anguish when her husband ignores her? Amma Rabbu No one The narrator 23 What is Begum Jaan's complexion compared to? Black ash A black hole White marble White snow 24 What won't the reader find "even in the most exclusive magazines"? Rabbu's sewing patterns Begum Jaan's photographs Rabbu's dried mango recipe Rabbu's special massage oil 25 What does Begum Jaan's face sometimes look like to the narrator? An elephant's Amma's A young boy's The nawab's
