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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. About whom would the narrator be writing if his novel were realistically about Pakistan?
(a) His mother.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His sister.

2. Besides Omar, who is Eduardo Rodrigues' best student in the town of Q?
(a) Babar Khayyam.
(b) Chand Mohammad.
(c) Hermann Gadegger.
(d) Farah Zoroaster.

3. What is the name of Bilquis' widowed father?
(a) Jakil Mohatta.
(b) Thusa Udi.
(c) Mohammad Shakil.
(d) Mahmoud Kemal.

4. What oddity does Eduardo Rodrigues carry with him when he first enters the town of Q?
(a) An empty birdcage.
(b) An empty and cracked teapot.
(c) A mechanical oil lamp.
(d) A ship in a bottle.

5. For how long has Old Man Shakil been a widow?
(a) 29 years.
(b) 18 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 23 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of story does the narrator claim to be writing, instead of a realistic novel?

2. Which of the following does Old Man Shakil hate?

3. About what sort of textbooks would the narrator have to write if his novel were realistic?

4. For how many days, roughly, does Raza Hyder go without sleep in order to watch over the refugees?

5. What is Omar called by the two religious zealots?

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