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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Mistri Yakoob Balloch after his deal is made with the sisters?
(a) He impregnates one of the sisters.
(b) He dies suspiciously.
(c) He is arrested and taken to prison.
(d) He kidnaps two of the sisters.

2. What country is mentioned as invading Afghanistan at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) China.
(b) Pakistan.
(c) Israel.
(d) Russia.

3. Whose execution does the narrator mention while visiting his poet friend who lives in Karachi?
(a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
(b) Frederick Hapsburg.
(c) Omar Khayyam.
(d) Jeremiah Burden.

4. Where does Omar believe Hell is located?
(a) In the East.
(b) Overhead.
(c) Beneath the earth.
(d) All around us.

5. What is intended by Bilal to be draped over Omar's neck after his 12th birthday?
(a) A necklace of shoes.
(b) A necklace of pearls.
(c) A lock of his mothers' hair.
(d) An ox's yoke.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long is Omar imprisoned in the house of the Shakil sisters?

2. What is the name the Shakil sisters give to their house?

3. What happens to the narrator's poet friend in Karachi by the time Rushdie returns to London?

4. Who comes to Omar's aid when he is overwhelmed by the religious zealots?

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

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