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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the narrator's poet friend in Karachi by the time Rushdie returns to London?
(a) He is imprisoned.
(b) He is married.
(c) He becomes famous for a poem he wrote.
(d) He is killed.

2. How many daughters does Old Man Shakil have?
(a) Two.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. What does Omar become after starting to attend the school?
(a) A ladies' man.
(b) A soccer star.
(c) A freakish recluse.
(d) A peeping tom.

4. For how long are the gates of the Shakil house sealed?
(a) Fifty years.
(b) Forever.
(c) Three and a half years.
(d) Thirty years.

5. What happens to Eduardo after Farah is expelled from school?
(a) He is savagely beaten by the natives.
(b) He is fired from his teaching position.
(c) He is murdered by Omar.
(d) He is thrown down a well by Farah's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word best describes the personality of Bilquis' father?

2. What does Chand Mohammad sell to Omar?

3. What sort of guests compose the majority of the girls' coming-out party?

4. In what garment does Raza Hyder first wrap Bilquis?

5. What word best describes Omar's feeling towards life?

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