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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chand Mohammad sell to Omar?
(a) A block of ice.
(b) A dirty magazine.
(c) A leather satchel.
(d) A copy of the Qur'an.

2. 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.

3. What is the immediate result of Mahmoud's announcement that he is showing a double feature to both Hindus and Muslims?
(a) His theater is attended by only Hindus.
(b) His theater is boycotted by everyone.
(c) His theater is attended by only Muslims.
(d) His theater is overwhelmed by customers.

4. What is Omar called by the two religious zealots?
(a) The Angels' Blessed.
(b) The Devil's seed.
(c) The Salt of the Earth.
(d) The Fruit of Evil.

5. How many visits has the narrator made to his sister over 22 years?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the sisters feign pregnancy after their coming-out party?

2. Upon what do Bilquis' hands rest when she sleeps alone?

3. Who is the betrothed of Rani Hamayun?

4. How do the sisters continue to pay for the house's regular needs?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the end of Bilquis' father's business.

2. What are the important nuances of the word "sharam" that are not carried over into the English "shame"?

3. What characterizes Farah Zoroaster's life in Q after returning from her forced marriage to Eduardo Rodrigues?

4. How is Omar initially greeted upon his exiting Nishapur?

5. What theory does the author propose regarding the mysterious pregnancy of the sisters?

6. How does Sindbad Mengal meet his fate?

7. What characterizes Omar Khayyam Shakil's early educational experiences?

8. How do Raza Hyder and Maulana Dawood come to trust one another immediately?

9. Why does Raza Hyder stake himself to the ground in Iskander Harappa's yard?

10. What happens to the real names of the three sisters, and by what names are they instead called?

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