MCQs - "Midnight Children" by Salman Rashdie
SET-1
a) It refers to children born at midnight on India’s Independence Day.
b) It symbolizes the generation burdened with post-colonial identity struggles.
c) It represents children born during a blackout in Bombay.
d) It refers to orphans abandoned at midnight during Partition.
Answer: a) It refers to children born at midnight on India’s Independence Day. (August 15, 1947).
2. Who is the protagonist of the novel?
a) Saleem Sinai
b) Shiva
c) Aadam Aziz
d) Padma
Answer: a) Saleem Sinai
3. What is Saleem Sinai’s unique ability?
a) Powerful knees
b) ability to time travel
c) Telepathic connection with other midnight-born children and sense of smell
d) Immortality and invisibility
Answer: c) Telepathic connection with other midnight-born children
4. What is the historical backdrop of the novel?
a) The Indian Independence and Partition of India (1947)
b) The Sepoy Mutiny (1857)
c) The Quit India Movement (1942)
d) The Emergency (1975–77)
Answer: a) The Indian Independence and Partition of India (1947)
5. Who is the author of Midnight’s Children?
a) Arundhati Roy
b) Salman Rushdie
c) V.S. Naipaul
d) Vikram Seth
Answer: b) Salman Rushdie
6. What is the significance of Shiva in the novel?
a) He is Saleem’s twin and represents India’s violent future.
b) He is a Hindu god who appears as a vision.
c) He is a British officer who oppresses Saleem.
d) He is a revolutionary leader.
Answer: a) He is Saleem’s twin and represents India’s violent future.
7. What does the pickle factory symbolize?
a) India’s economic growth
b) Preservation of memory and history
c) British colonial exploitation
d) A failed business venture
Answer: b) Preservation of memory and history
8. What is the primary theme of the novel?
a) The struggle for identity in post-colonial India
b) The triumph of British colonialism
c) A love story between Saleem and Padma
d) The rise of India’s space program
Answer: a) The struggle for identity in post-colonial India
9. What does Padma represent?
a) The common people of India
b) A supernatural figure
c) British colonial nostalgia
d) A Bollywood actress
Answer: a) The common people of India
10. Which political figure is portrayed as an antagonist?
a) Mahatma Gandhi
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) Indira Gandhi
d) Bhagat Singh
Answer: c) Indira Gandhi
11. What does Saleem’s nose symbolize?
a) His sense of smell and memory
b) His aristocratic lineage
c) A genetic defect
d) A religious mark
Answer: a) His sense of smell and memory
12. What literary style is the novel written in?
a) Magical realism
b) Gothic horror
c) Science fiction
d) Satirical comedy
Answer: a) Magical realism
13. What is the significance of the "Midnight’s Children Conference"?
a) A political meeting of freedom fighters
b) A telepathic gathering of children born at midnight
c) A British colonial administrative body
d) A religious ritual
Answer: b) A telepathic gathering of children born at midnight
14. What does the character Mary Pereira symbolize?
a) Anglo-Indian identity and guilt
b) British colonial power
c) A revolutionary leader
d) A mythical goddess
Answer: a) Anglo-Indian identity and guilt
15. What does the chapter "The Perforated Sheet" refer to?
a) A medical condition of Saleem
b) A tool used by Aadam Aziz to examine Naseem
c) A symbol of fragmented history
d) A religious artifact
Answer: b) A tool used by Aadam Aziz to examine Naseem
16. What is the significance of the character Methwold?
a) A British colonizer who sells his estate to Saleem’s family.
b) A freedom fighter in the Indian Independence movement.
c) A Bollywood director influencing Saleem’s life.
d) A mythical figure in Indian folklore.
Answer: a) A British colonizer who sells his estate to Saleem’s family.
17. What does the "Midnight’s Children Conference" symbolize?
a) The unity and diversity of post-colonial India.
b) A secret political rebellion against the British.
c) A religious gathering of prophets.
d) A scientific experiment on telepathy.
Answer: a) The unity and diversity of post-colonial India.
18. What is the role of Aadam Aziz (Saleem’s grandfather)?
a) A symbol of traditional Muslim identity and modernity’s clash.
b) A British spy working against Indian independence.
c) A Bollywood actor inspiring Saleem.
d) A revolutionary who assassinates colonial officers.
Answer: a) A symbol of traditional Muslim identity and modernity’s clash.
19. What does the "chutney factory" metaphorically represent?
a) The preservation of cultural memory and history.
b) India’s economic dependence on Britain.
c) A failed business venture by Saleem’s father.
d) A religious ritual in Muslim culture.
Answer: a) The preservation of cultural memory and history.
20. How is Indira Gandhi portrayed in the novel?
a) As a corrupt authoritarian figure (the "Widow").
b) As a benevolent mother of the nation.
c) As a mystical healer.
d) As Saleem’s biological mother.
Answer: a) As a corrupt authoritarian figure (the "Widow").
21. What does the character Jamila Singer represent?
a) The rise of Indian popular culture and nationalism.
b) A British sympathizer during Partition.
c) A supernatural figure guiding Saleem.
d) A revolutionary leader.
Answer: a) The rise of Indian popular culture and nationalism.
22. What is the significance of the "pickle jars" in the story?
a) They symbolize fragmented memories and histories.
b) They are a British colonial import.
c) They represent Saleem’s failed marriages.
d) They contain magical potions.
Answer: a) They symbolize fragmented memories and histories.
23. What is the function of Saleem's unreliable narration?
a) To question absolute truths and historical authority
b) To hide his criminal activities
c) To mimic British colonial archives
d) To align with Hindu scriptures
Answer: a) To question absolute truths and historical authority
24. What is the role of Padma in Saleem’s narration?
a) A skeptical listener who grounds his fantastical tale.
b) A British historian documenting his life.
c) A telepathic midnight child.
d) A political ally during the Emergency.
Answer: a) A skeptical listener who grounds his fantastical tale.
25. Mary Pereira's role as a "midwife" signifies:
a) The accidental shaping of India's future through her actions
b) A British nurse enforcing colonial policies
c) A mystical guide for midnight's children
d) Saleem's only biological relative
Answer: a) The accidental shaping of India's future through her actions
26. Why does Rushdie use magical realism?
a) To blend historical facts with personal mythmaking
b) To parody British scientific reports
c) To adhere to Hindu religious texts
d) To write a traditional historical novel
Answer: a) To blend historical facts with personal mythmaking
27. How is "history" treated in the novel?
a) As a subjective narrative shaped by power and memory
b) As an exact scientific record of events
c) As a series of British colonial documents
d) As a Hindu religious prophecy
Answer: a) As a subjective narrative shaped by power and memory
28. The novel's non-linear narrative reflects:
a) The fragmented nature of memory and identity
b) A British colonial record-keeping style
c) The structure of Indian epic poetry
d) A scientific study of time
Answer: a) The fragmented nature of memory and identity
29. Why is Picture Singh important?
a) Represents India's folk traditions and marginalized voices
b) A British spy manipulating Saleem
c) The scientist who studies midnight's children
d) Saleem's biological father
Answer: a) Represents India's folk traditions and marginalized voices
30. What does the Brass Monkey symbolize?
a) The chaos and rebellion of post-colonial India
b) A British colonial artifact
c) A Hindu god appearing to Saleem
d) The scientific study of telepathy
Answer: a) The chaos and rebellion of post-colonial India
31. What is the nickname given to the protagonist Saleem Sinai?
a) Abrakadabra
b) snotnose
c) Willie Winkie
d) Snake charmer
Answer: b) snotnose
a) 1980
b) 1981
c) 1982
d)1983
Answer: 1981
England
Germany
Italy
France
Answer: Germany
34. What was Aadam Aziz's most prominent feature?
his blue eyes
his large nose
his light hair
his dark skin
Answer: his large nose
35. How large was the hole in the bedsheet that hung between Aadam and Naseem?
seven inches
six inches
four inches
five inches
Answer: seven inches
Saleem's caretaker
Saleem's wife
Saleem's nanny
Saleem's mother
Answer: Saleem's caretaker
37. Who told Aadam that his nose would always lead him in the right direction?
his mother
Tai
Naseem
his father
Answer: Tai
38. What is Saleem's birthdate?
August 14, 1947
August 17, 1947
August 16th, 1947
August 15, 1947
Answer: August 15, 1947
39. What event coincides with Saleem's birthday?
China's independence
India's independence
Indo Pakistan War
Bangladesh's independence
Answer: India's independence
40. Which of the following characters is one of Saleem's biological parents?
Nadir Khan
Ahmed Sinai
Wee Willie Winkie
William Methwold
Answer: William Methwold
41. Which of the following characters is one of Shiva's biological parents?
Amina Sinai
Vanita Winkie
William Methwold
Wee Willie Winkie
Answer: Amina Sinai
42. Which of the following character has no biological children?
William Methwold
Wee Willie Winkie
Ahmed Sinai
Aadam Aziz
Answer: Wee Willie Winkie
43. Which of the following characters did Saleem consider his mother?
Mary Pereira
Pamda
Reverend Mother
Pia
Answer: Mary Pereira
44. Which of the following characters represents Western influence?
Aadam Aziz
Ahmed Sinai
Nadir Khan
Tai
Answer: Aadam Aziz
45. What ailment plagues modern-day Saleem?
broken nose
painful migraines
cracked skin
failing liver
Answer: cracked skin
46. How many children did Reverend Mother and Aadam have together?
seven
five
six
four
Answer: Five
whatsitsname
whatintheworld
whyareyouhere
whoisthat
Answer: whatsitsname
48. In what order was Mumtaz born?
fourth
second
first
fifth
Answer: second
49. Which man was Emerald's suitor?
Mian Abdullah
General Zulfikar
Ahmed Sinai
Nadir Khan
Answer: General Zulfikar
Songbird
Bluebird
Blackbird
Hummingbird
Answer: Hummingbird
51. Who is Nadir Khan in relation to Mian Abdullah?
secretary
scribe
personal assistant
bodyguard
Answer: personal assistant
52. Who was Mumtaz's first husband?
Aadam Aziz
Ahmed Sinai
Mian Abdullah
Nadir Khan
Answer: Nadir Khan
Emerald
Mary
Amina
Mumtaz
Answer: Amina
54. What terrorist organization burns down Muslim warehouses?
Ravana
Ganesh
Shiva
Vishnu
Answer: Ravana
Ramram Seth
Picture Singh
Homi Catrack
Lafifas Das
Answer: Lifafa Das
56. Who owns the home where the Sinais live?
William Methwold
Ibrahim Ibrahim
Wee Willie Winkie
Commander Sabermati
Answer: William Methwold
57. What two body parts are significant in Ramram's prophesy?
head and shoulders
fingers and toes
nose and knees
eyes and ears
Answer: nose and knees
58.After being hit on the ear by his father at age 9, what can Saleem then do?
See through walls
Walk through mirrors
Shoot fire through his mouth
Communicate telepathically
Answer: Communicate Telepathically
a) The nursemaid writes him a letter disclosing all
b) His parents tell him when he is two years old
c) Shiva tells him
d) He finds out when he injures himself and they draw blood
Answer: d) He finds out when he injures himself and they draw blood
60. Which of the following is not a quote from the Midnight’s Children?
a) To understand just one life, you have to swallow the world.
b) Most of what matters in your life takes place in your absence.
c) The empire writes back with a vengeance.
d) I am the sum total of everything that went before me, of all I have been seen done, of everything done-to-me.
Answer: c) The empire writes back with a vengeance.
SET-2
Pakistan
New York
Germany
Kashmir
Answer: Kashmir
What is Aadam’s most prominent
feature?
His hair
His weight
His teeth
His nose
Answer: His nose
Who is Saleem’s faithful
listener?
Padma
Mary
His son
Parvati
Answer: Padma
What is Shiva the god of?
Love
Destruction
Rain
Fertility
Answer: Destruction
How many midnight’s children
are there initially?
420
581
1,001
101
Answer: 1,001
What religion is Mary Pereira?
Catholic
Buddhist
Muslim
Protestant
Answer: Catholic
What is Ahmed addicted to?
Women
Gambling
Alcohol
Drugs
Answer: Alcohol
What is the name of the estate
Saleem is raised on?
Bombay Palace
Methwold’s
Buckingham
Jamaica
Answer: Methwold’s
What is the last thing Amina
sees before dying?
Her father
Saleem
A washing chest
Her mother
Answer: A washing chest
What happens to Hanif?
He commits suicide
He is shot
He wins the lottery
He shoots his wife
Answer: He commits suicide
What does Saleem see in the
mind of Evie Burns?
A pack of wild cats
Himself
A knife dripping blood
Sonny
Answer: A knife dripping blood
Who is Tai Bibi?
A cab driver
Saleem’s aunt
The prime minister
A prostitute
Answer: A prostitute
On what day does India receive
its independence?
August 15
September 22
August 14
January 1
Answer: August 15
What is Shiva’s special gift?
Huge ears
Magic
Powerful knees
The ability to dance
Answer: Powerful knees
Who is Saleem’s biological
father?
Aadam
William Methwold
Wee Willie Winkie
Ahmed
Answer: William Methwold
What is Saleem’s favorite
hiding spot in the house?
The basement
The backyard
A washing chest
The bathroom
Answer: A washing chest
What is Mian Abdullah the head
of?
The Socialist Party
The Free India Party
The Hari Krishnas
The Free Islam Convocation
Answer: The Free Islam Convocation
What happens to Ahmed to
bring his wife and family back to him?
He loses his sight
He dies
He has a heart boot
He loses all of his money
Answer: He has a heart boot
Who is Saleem’s son named
after?
His grandfather
His father
His enemy
The prime minister
Answer: His grandfather
Who is the Widow?
Saleem’s mother
Mary
The prime minister
Saleem’s sister
Answer: The prime minister
Where is Saleem sent while in
the army?
Pakistan
Bombay
Kashmir
Bangladesh
Answer: Bangladesh
What saves Saleem’s life as a
baby?
Breast milk
Snake venom
Magic
His grandmother’s cooking
Answer: Snake venom
Who does Amina meet at the
Pioneer Café?
Ahmed
Commander Sabarmati
Hanif
Nadir Khan
Answer: Nadir Khan
Where is Saleem’s family living
when they are killed?
Delhi
Dacca
Karachi
Bombay
Answer: Karachi
What is Saleem’s son born with?
A head full of hair
Enormous ears
Huge feet
Big hands
Answer: Enormous
ears
What day was Saleem born?
September 1, 1950
December 31, 1947
August 15, 1947
April 8, 1961
Answer: August 15, 1947
___’s daughter falls and ill
and is taken care of by Aadam Aziz.
Tai
Ghani
Padma
Naseem
Answer: Ghani
How many inches wide is the
hole Aadam can attend to Naseem through?
Two
Five
Seven
Ten
Answer: Seven
What is Aadam’s relation to
Saleem?
Grandfather
Great grandfather
Mentor
Father
Answer: Grandfather
What is Padma unable to do?
Cook
Care for saleem
Sing
Read
Answer: Read
How does Saleem make a living?
Writing books
Selling insurance
Walking dogs
Making chutney
Answer: Making chutney
When is Mian Abdullah murdered?
1938
1942
1945
1950
Answer: 1942
Who does Aadam discover hiding
in his laundry bin?
Naseem
Saleem
Mian Abdullah
Nadir Khan
Answer: Nadir Khan
Which of Aadam’s daughters
marries Nadir?
Mumtaz
Moksha
Meera
Mini
Answer: Mumtaz
What happens on the same day
Nadir leaves Aziz’s home and ends his marriage?
America bombs Hiroshima
India gains independence
WWII begins
Saleem turns three
Answer: America bombs Hiroshima (On 6 and 9 August 1945)
Who begins to resemble Nadir as
Amina transforms her new house into her old basement?
Amina
Saleem
Mustapha
Ahmed
Answer: Ahmed
Who does Amina protect from an
angry mob?
Ahmed
Mustapha
Lifafa
S.P. Butt
Answer: Lifafa
Who, according to Saleem, will
be responsible for destroying the world?
Lifafa
Musa
Mustapha
Amina
Answer: Musa
Where is Amina going, as Ahmed
heads off to pay the Ravana?
To her parent’s home
To a seer
To give birth
To Pakistan
Answer: To a seer
Where do Amina and Ahmed go on
the day India is divided into two separate nations?
Delhi
Jaipur
Kashmir
Bombay
Answer: Bombay
How many identical houses was
Methwold’s estate comprised of?
Two
Three
Four
Five
Answer: Four
Who is Saleem’s first mentor?
Cyrus
Mr. Homi Catrack
Nussie Catrack
Lila Sabarmati
Answer: Cyrus
According to Saleem, who made
the most important decision in modern Indian history on the night of his birth?
Cyrus
Amina
Ahmed
Mary Pereira
Answer: Mary Pereira
Which two women go into labor
on the eve of independence?
Amina and Mary
Mary and Cyrus
Cyrus and Lila
Amina and Vanita
Answer: Amina and Vanita
Who switches the babies’ name
tags?
Mary
Ahmed
Vanita
Amina
Answer: Mary
What word does Saleem use that
upsets Padma?
Hope
Forgiveness
Deceit
Love
Answer: Love
What vegetable is Saleem’s nose
compared to when he is born?
A radish
A potato
A carrot
A cucumber
Answer: A cucumber
What does Saleem’s father
suffer from?
Claustrophobia
Alcoholism
Asthma
Anxiety
Answer: Alcoholism
What happens on the night of
Hanif’s movie premiere?
India gains independence
War with Pakistan begins
Gandhi is assassinated
Amina dies
Answer: Gandhi is assassinated (on 30
January 1948)
Who do the police kill without
knowing their identity?
Mary
Dr. Schaapsteker
Brass Monkey
Joseph D’Costa
Answer: Joseph D’Costa
Which Hindu God wrote the
Ramayana, the text Saleem compares his story to?
Shiva
Ganesh
Vishnu
Brahma
Answer: Ganesh
What does the Brass Monkey burn
to get people’s attention?
Books
Clothing
Shoes
Records
Answer: Shoes
According to his mother’s
punishment, how long does Saleem have to be silent?
Six hours
One day
Two days
One fortnight
Answer: One day
Who does Saleem claim is speaking
to him telepathically?
His birthmother
Mary
Angels
Brass Monkey
Answer: Angels
In 1956, people protested to
divide Bombay according to ___.
Socioeconomics
Linguistics
Political alliances
Religious beliefs
Answer: Linguistics
Who does Saleem fall in love
with at the movies?
Evelyn
Padma
Martha
Missy
Answer: Evelyn
What does Saleem try to learn
to do to impress his crush?
Play chess
Read
Ride a bike
Grow a beard
Answer: Ride a bike
What does Padma try to cure
with herbs?
Saleem’s blindness
Saleem’s impotence
Saleem’s loss of appetite
Saleem’s sore throat
Answer: Saleem’s impotence
According to Saleem’s math, how
many midnight’s children are still alive?
1,001
420
581
923
Answer: 581
The ghost of Joseph D’Costa
will haunt Mary until she does what?
Changes her religious beliefs
Marries Ahmed
Gives her sister money
Confesses to her crime
Answer: Confesses to her crime
What does Purshottam die from?
Hiccups
The flu
Malaria
Heart attack
Answer: Hiccups
Between what hours do the
midnight’s children communicate?
11pm and midnight
Midnight and 1am
2pm and 4pm
8pm and midnight
Answer: Midnight and 1am
What is Shiva the Hindu god of?
Motion
Protection
Death
Destruction
Answer: Destruction
Who ends the plague of cats at
Methwold’s estate?
Saleem
Shiva
Evie
Methwold
Answer: Evie
Which of the midnight’s
children has the ability to time travel?
Shiva
Saleem
Soumitra
Parvati-the-witch
Answer: Soumitra
Who picks up Saleem from the
hospital after he loses part of his finger?
His parents
Ahmed
Mary and Hanif
Padma
Answer: Mary and Hanif
What is the Kolynos Kid a
mascot for?
A sports team
Toothpaste
An energy drink
Candy
Answer: Toothpaste
At one of Hanif and Pia’s
parties, who gives Saleem a note to give to Pia?
Homi Catrack
Mary
Amina
Methwold
Answer: Homi Catrack
Who exposes Lila and Homi’s
affair to Commander Sabarmati?
Dr. Schaapsteker
Shiva
Qasim Khan
Saleem
Answer: Saleem
In Methwold’s yard, what does
the Brass Monkey crush with her feet?
Dandelions
A kitten
A small globe
Saleem’s sandwich
Answer: A small globe
Cyrus’s father died from
choking on ___.
An apple core
An orange seed
A peanut
A chicken bone
Answer: An orange seed
How long is the mourning period
after Hanif’s death?
Nine days
Two weeks
One month
Forty days
Answer: Forty days
Where do Amina, Saleem, and the
Brass Monkey move to?
Kashmir
Methwold’s estate
Pakistan
New Delhi
Answer: Pakistan
How long does Saleem stay in
Pakistan?
Six months
A year
Two and a half years
Four years
Answer: Four years
How old is the Brass Monkey
when it is discovered that she is a talented singer?
Nine
Fourteen
Sixteen
Twenty
Answer: Fourteen
Who turns on Saleem during
China’s attack on India?
Amina and Ahmed
Mary
The midnight’s children
Shiva
Answer: The midnight’s children
Which of the following items
does Saleem not bury on Methwold’s property?
A newspaper photo
A book
A letter
A tin globe
Answer: A book
What vehicle does Saleem use to
explore Karachi?
A bike
A motorcycle
A car
A scooter
Answer: A scooter
What does the factory that
Ahmed buys produce?
Peanut butter
Towels
Pillows
Hyperrealist paintings
Answer: Towels
Who does Saleem realize he
cannot be in love with?
Padma
Mutasim
Marta
Jamila Singer
Answer: Jamila Singer
On which date does Saleem
achieve purity?
August 30, 1959
November 8, 1961
September 22, 1965
December 31, 1965
Answer: September 22, 1965 (The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
concluded on this day)
In 1965, what do Reverend
Mother and Pia run?
A refugee home
A vintage boutique
A karaoke bar
A gas station
Answer: A gas station
Who begins to rapidly age and
shrivel after eating Alia’s cooking?
Ahmed
Amina
Zafar
Saleem
Answer: Amina
What hits Saleem in the head
during a city-wide bombing?
A spittoon
Part of his scooter
A piece of roof
An iron clamp
Answer: A spittoon
What does Ahmed suffer from
that leaves him paralyzed?
A heart attack
A brain tumor
A stroke
A spinal cord injury
Answer: A stroke
Who does Saleem yell at Padma
to weep for?
His family
Himself
Amina
Amina’s unborn child
Answer: Himself
What is Saleem called by the
army after his head injury?
The idiot
Mindless man
The man-dog
The animal man
Answer: The man-dog
According to Saleem, who put
him in the army?
Mary
The government
Ahmed
Jamila
Answer: Jamila
Which of the following
characters is not assigned to work with Saleem in the army?
Ayoobah
Farooq
Shaheed
Arjun
Answer: Arjun
Which character, just before
their death, is able to reunite with Saleem?
Sonny
Ayoobah
Hairoil
Eyeslice
Answer: Sonny
Who is split in half by a
grenade just before Pakistan surrendered to India?
Shaheed
Ayoobah
Hairoil
Ahmed
Answer: Shaheed
What objects on a shelf
correspond to the number of chapters thus far?
Trophies
Cups
Pickle jars
Picture frames
Answer: Pickle jars
What is Picture Singh’s
occupation?
Martial arts
Magic
Snake charming
Wood-cutting
Answer: Snake charming
In Dacca, what does Parvati ask
Shiva for?
Directions
A bag of marbles
His birth certificate
A lock of hair
Answer: A lock of hair
Who is never seen again after
speaking out against the government?
Indira Gandhi’s son
Jamila
Parvati
Nadir Khan
Answer: Jamila
In what year do Parvati and
Saleem get married?
1968
1970
1973
1975
Answer: 1975
Whose child does Parvati become
pregnant with?
Saleem’s
Shiva’s
Picture Singh’s
Ahmed’s
Answer: Shiva’s
Who convinces Saleem to marry
Parvati?
Picture Singh
Padma
Parvati
Shiva
Answer: Picture Singh
What does Aadam suffer from
during the winter of 1975-76?
Malaria
Smallpox
Depression
Tuberculosis
Answer: Tuberculosis
How old is the boy Picture
Singh is holding when Saleem finds him in Delhi?
Three months
A year
Eighteen months
Twenty-one months
Answer: Twenty-one months
Where do Padma and Saleem
decide to Honeymoon?
Australia
Kashmir
Pakistan
New York
Answer: Kashmir
What cures Aadam of his
tuberculosis?
Magic
A vaccine
Breast milk
Peach tea
Answer: Breast milk
Where does Picture Singh go to
duel the Maharaja of Cooch Naheen?
Delhi
Kashmir
Jaipur
Bombay
Answer: Bombay
Where does Saleem meet Padma
for the first time?
A pickle factory
A boxing match
On a train
The Midnite-Confidential Club
Answer: A pickle factory
What is Aadam’s first word?
Abracadabra
Dada
Pickle
Midnight
Answer: Abracadabra
Where was Salman Rushdie born?
Mumbai
Bombay
New Delhi
Jaipur
Answer: Bombay
What event is Saleem, the
protagonist of Midnight’s Children, born on the eve of?
Gandhi's assassination
India’s independence
Indian provincial elections
War over Kashmir
Answer: India’s independence
Where did Rushdie attend
university?
Oxford
Delhi
Calicut
Harvard
Answer: Oxford
What is the title of Rushdie’s
first novel?
Midnight’s Children
Grimus
The Satanic Verses
Imaginary Homelands
Answer: Grimus
Which of Rushdie’s novels was
banned in India, and forced him to live in secrecy for nine years?
Midnight’s Children
Grimus
The Satanic Verses
Imaginary Homelands
Answer: The Satanic Verses
How old is Saleem Sinai when
the novel opens?
One
Thirteen
Twenty-one
Thirty-one
Answer: Thirty-one
Who is Saleem’s audience for
the telling of his life story?
Shiva
Padma
Aadam
Emerald
Answer: Padma
Which of the following is not
one of Aadam and Naseem’s daughters?
Alia
Hanif
Mumtaz
Emerald
Answer: Hanif
What does Mumtaz change her
name to before moving to Delhi?
Amina
Alia
Adah
Advika
Answer: Amina
What does Saleem lose after
being hit by his grandfather’s spittoon?
His left arm
His eyesight
His ability to walk
His memory
Answer: His memory
Which of Saleem’s senses is unusually
heightened?
Sight
Hearing
Smell
Touch
Answer: Smell
Which character is Saleem’s
ayah and surrogate mother?
Mary Pereira
Parvati-the-witch
Naseem Ghani
Vanita
Answer: Mary Pereira
Who is Saleem’s best friend?
Joseph D’Costa
Sonny Ibrahim
Picture Singh
Mustapha
Answer: Sonny Ibrahim
Which character wears a wig to
seduce women?
William Methwold
Aadam Aziz
Ahmed Sinai
Nadir Khan
Answer: William Methwold
Who does Parvati-the-witch have
an affair with?
Shiva
Saleem
Ahmed Sinai
Hanif
Answer: Shiva
Who was Saleem switched with at
birth?
Shiva
Padma
Aadam
The Brass Monkey
Answer: Shiva
Which character is antithetical
to Saleem’s freewheeling narration?
Shiva
The Widow
Padma
The Brass Monkey
Answer: Padma
What was Indira Gandhi’s political
position in India?
President
Prime Minister
Minister of External Affairs
National Security Adviser
Answer: Prime Minister
Who is responsible for the
destruction of the midnight’s children?
Padma
The Widow
The Brass Monkey
Saleem
Answer: The Widow
What does Saleem’s younger
sister, the Brass Monkey, become famous as?
An actress
A lawyer
A dancer
A singer
Answer: A singer
According to a seer’s
prediction, what two body parts represent Shiva and Saleem?
Chin and ears
Nose and eyes
Knees and chin
Knees and nose
Answer: Knees and nose
What does the spittoon
symbolize?
The future
The Partition
A vanishing era
Fragmented love
Answer: A vanishing era
Whose body mirrors the
disintegrating narrative?
Padma’s
Saleem’s
Shiva’s
The Widow’s
Answer: Saleem’s
What is Saleem’s favourite
childhood game?
Hearts
Snakes and Ladders
Monopoly
Balderdash
Answer: Snakes and Ladders
What adjective best describes
Saleem’s narration?
Unreliable
Lazy
Accurate
Enigmatic
Answer: Unreliable
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