The Nameless God

Match the following

• Friendship

• Seema

• Junu, 1992

• Setting

• feisty

• Genre

• Historical Fiction

• Theme

Religion is the main ​ (a)   of the story.

• theme
• genre

Why did the children create a God?

• because they wanted a God who would listen to their prayers

• because they were Hindu and Muslim

• because they did not have a common God

• because they wanted to pass their exams

What does this act of creating a God of their own demonstrate about the children?

• their blind faith

• their innocence

• their superstition

• their determination

Which one of these incidents is NOT an example of religious persecution?

• Third Reich

• Rohingya muslims

• 9/11 attacks in New York

• Kashmiri pandits

What is the main message of the story?

Note: there can be more than one correct answer

• God is nameless

• All Indians have the right to choose/not choose a religion

• Friendship does not discriminate

• There are many gods

The Nameless God is a true story. True or False?

• True

• False

Complete the following statement. There could be more than one correct answer.

It is important to read books like The Nameless God because...

• it is an interesting way to learn about things that happened in the past

• we understand how Hindus and Muslims can never live in harmony

• we become aware of social issues such as discrimination and religious persecution

• it makes us aware of our rights as citizens

• it makes us empathetic human beings

What did the incident where the children overhear the political leaders reveal?

• that Bacchu and Noor were evil

• that state/vote politics can create religious intolerance

• that it is not good to eavesdrop

The Nameless God belongs to the genre of (a)   . It is about two friends who get caught in the ​ (b)   after the​​ (c)   in ​ (d)   .

• historical fiction
• 1992 riots
• demolition of the Babri Masjid
• Ayodhya
• science fiction
• Delhi
• Godhra riots