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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mishal tell her husband about the girl?
(a) That she comes from Mecca
(b) That she has six fingers on one hand
(c) That her name is Aeysha
(d) That she has relatives in the village

2. What is Saladin holding up when he appears in Rosa's hallway?
(a) His pajamas with the missing button
(b) A golf club
(c) His driver's license
(d) His bowler hat

3. What do Rosa and Gibreel see running down the beach at night?
(a) Horses
(b) A bull
(c) An ostrich
(d) Saladin

4. What is Saladin Chamcha's reaction to waking up on the beach?
(a) He slaps Gibreel.
(b) He sits up and rubs his eyes.
(c) He starts to cry.
(d) He laughs hysterically.

5. After a night at the Masks, where does Mahound wake up?
(a) In Hind's bed
(b) In his harem
(c) On top of Mount Cone
(d) In the cave

6. How many survivors are there from the explosion?
(a) Twenty
(b) Three
(c) None
(d) Two

7. Where is Gibreel planning to go in London?
(a) To see Allie
(b) To find Saladin
(c) To Buchingham Palace
(d) To Trafalgar Square

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

9. What is the question about the type of song Gibreel sang?
(a) Was it real or imagined?
(b) Was it in English or Hindi?
(c) Was it old or new?
(d) Was it satanic or angelic?

10. Who is the previous untouchable who guards Aeysha's hut?
(a) Osman
(b) Gibreel
(c) Slaldin
(d) Mahmood

11. What is Hamza's objection to accepting Lat, Uzza, and Manat as equal with Allah?
(a) They have funny names.
(b) They are all females.
(c) They are only statues.
(d) They require human sacrifice.

12. What has Rekha forgotten now that she is dead?
(a) How to forgive
(b) How she died
(c) What her name was
(d) Who Gibreel is

13. Why do the people reject Mirza Saeed's offer to build liters for them to ride in to Mecca?
(a) Because they cannot accept anything from an unbeliever
(b) Because the Archangel said they were to walk
(c) Because Aeysha forbids it
(d) Because there is not enough time to build them

14. What occupation do Gibreel and Chamcha have in common?
(a) They are actors.
(b) They are accountants.
(c) They are religious clerics.
(d) The are writers.

15. What is Khalid's explanation for the Satanic verses?
(a) That Mahound was under the influence of Hind's drugs.
(b) That Mahound had brought the devil so they could recongize him.
(c) That Mahound was forced to say good things about Lat.
(d) That Mahound was testing their loyalty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mischievous thing is Gibreel doing in his dream?

2. What is Aeysha's affliction?

3. How does Hind say he got there?

4. why do Gibreel and Rosa go into the village to buy a cake and champagne?

5. What is Gibreel wearing when he comes down Rosa's stairs to see what is going on?

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