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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is impossible for Gibreel and Chamcha to do, yet they do?
(a) Jump over each others
(b) Fly like a kite
(c) Hear each other
(d) Slow down their descent

2. What activity is occupying Pamela's time?
(a) Learning to climb mountains.
(b) Holding seances to speak with the dea.
(c) Writing a novel about her experience with Chamcha.
(d) Investigating allegations of witchcraft among the police.

3. What does Inspector Lime refuse to admit he saw when he looked up at Gibreel?
(a) An elephant head
(b) Three sets of arms
(c) Golden eyes
(d) A halo

4. What happens to Gibreel's breath after he falls to earth?
(a) It gets worse than before.
(b) It begins to smell like lilacs.
(c) It ceases to smell bad.
(d) It is knocked out of him.

5. What does Saladin dream about in Rosa's house?
(a) Falling out of the sky
(b) Curled horns growing out his head
(c) Zeeny Vakil as a mermaid
(d) Gibreel sprouting wings

Short Answer Questions

1. What blasphemous thing does Mirza say to Aeysha?

2. Who does Gibreel see on his way down to earth?

3. Why does Rosa Diamond rush for her hat, cloak, and stick?

4. What is beside Gibreel's ear when he wakes up on the beach?

5. Why do the people reject Mirza Saeed's offer to build liters for them to ride in to Mecca?

(see the answer key)

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