East Pakistan
The capital of Bangladesh
What is Dacca?
The topic the kids in Lilia's school study instead of discussing the war
What is the American Revolution?
Each of Mr. Pirzada's daughters' names begin with this letter
What is A?
Fearing the worst for Mr. Pirzada's family in East Pakistan, Lilia chooses to perform this action for the first time
What is prayer?
A feud between these two religions caused the partition of India
What is Hinduism and Islam?
The year in which the partition of India was set in place
What is 1947?
Lilia is "assured a safe life" because she was born in what country
What is the United States?
Mr. Pirzada mistakes pumpkins for this fleshy vegetable
What is a Squash?
Lilia believes these items are not to be ingested in a casual manner
What is the candy given to her by Mr. Pirzada?
The man who was the leader of the nationalist movement against the British Raj in a large South Asian country
Who is Mahatma Gandhi?
The global superpower that sided with India and East Pakistan
What is the Soviet Union?
An example of cultural assimilation during the fall season Mr. Pirzada takes part in
What is carving Jack-o-Lanterns?
The gift Mr. Pirzada gives Lilia that her mother believes is spoiling her
What is a plastic egg?
Lilia is told off by her teacher for reading a book about Dacca when she is instead supposed to be writing a report about this historic event
What is the surrender at Yorktown?
A volatile reaction to the implementation of new rifle cartridges
What is the Sepoy Mutiny?
The date East Pakistani troops surrendered
What is December 16, 1971?
An unthinkable act for many done between the company of Hindus and Muslims during the period of the story
What is eating in the other's company?
The type of lectureship Mr. Pirzada has
What is Botany?
Lilia's Halloween costume
What is a Witch?
The Empire that resisted a joint-stock company's attempts to conquer land on its territory
What is the Mughal Empire?
The new leader of Dacca's newly formed parliamentary government
Who is Sheikh Mujib Rahman?
The beginning of a new lunar Hijri year is also called this
What is the Muslim New Year?
Mr. Pirzada's family survives by staying in an estate located in ___
What are the mountains of Shillong?
The words Lilia tells Mr. Pirzada to ease his fears of her and Dora going out trick-or-treating alone
What is "Don't Worry"?
Eric Arthur Blair's father worked in this administrative elite under the British Raj
What is the Indian Civil Service?