Online Test: Midnight's Children
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10. How many midnight’s children are there initially?
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18. While living in secrecy to save from the Fatwa by Khomeini, Salman Rushdie adopted a new name. What is it? It was based on the first names of his favourite writers.
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21. What does Saleem lose after being hit by his grandfather's spittoon?
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6. Where does Aadam Aziz initially live?
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15. Where is Saleem sent while in the army?
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17. Which of Rushdie's novels was banned in India, and forced him to live in secrecy for nine years?
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9. What is Shiva the god of?
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12. What is Shiva’s special gift?
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8. Who is Saleem’s faithful listener?
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24. In the legal dispute between Salman Rushdie and Indira Gandhi, the court verdict came in favour of Salman Rushdie. True or False.
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19. How old is Saleem Sinai when the novel opens?
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20. Which of the following is/are daughters of Aadam and Naseem's?
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2. Midnight's Children is written by _____
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13. Match the biological parents with these leading characters
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Ahmed Sinai + Amina
William Methwold + Vanita
Wee Willie Winkie + Vanita
Nadir Khan + Amina
Joseph D'costa + Mary Pareira
Shiva
Saleem
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22. While discussing narrative technique in Midnight's Children we mentioned several eastern traditional narrative modes. With reference to that discussion, match the following:
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Vishnu Sharma
Somdev
Shahrazad
Ganesh
Girish Karnad
Kathasaritsagar
Alif-Laila
Mahabharat
Panchtantra
Hayavadana
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14. Who is the Widow?
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23. Who is the writer of Indira Gandhi's biography?
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1. Midnight's Children is published in _____
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7. What is Aadam’s most prominent feature?
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25. Match the symbols with its binary significance
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Reveals as well as conceals
Memory as well as amnesia
Preserves as well as destroys / crushes
Strength as well as weakness
Creator and destroyer
Perforated Sheet
Saleem and Shiva
Pickles
Silver Spittoon
Knees and Nose
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4. Major historical events portrayed in the novel:
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3. Which of the following awards are conferred upon Midnight's Children?
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16. Where is Saleem’s family living when they are killed?
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11. What religion is Mary Pereira?
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5. Who is the narrator in the novel?
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