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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, The Strange Book.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Mahmud?
(a) Bilquis' forty year old son.
(b) Bilquis' four year old grandson.
(c) Bilquis' ex-husband.
(d) Bilquis' neighbor child.

2. How did Bilquis feel about God when the Mullah asked her?
(a) She was joyful and hopeful.
(b) She thought God had a mission for her.
(c) She no longer believed in God.
(d) She thought God had forgotten her.

3. Why is the Quran always read in Arabic?
(a) Unbelievers should not see the word of God.
(b) No one can speak the ancient Arabic well enough.
(c) It would be wrong to translate God's word.
(d) A translation would bring infidels into the faith.

4. What is the ancient Muslim law about those who fall away from the faith?
(a) They must be retaught.
(b) They must be exiled.
(c) They must be killed.
(d) They must be shunned.

5. Who was General Khalid Sheikh?
(a) Bilquis' uncle.
(b) Bilquis' brother.
(c) Bilquis' ex-husband.
(d) Bilquis' cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Bilquis reject the offer of a Mullah to help her?

2. Why was Pakistan created, according to Bilquis' father?

3. Where had Bilquis lived since the divorce?

4. How old is the Muslim's call to prayer?

5. Why did the call to prayer comfort Bilquis?

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