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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. How old was Bilquis when the book begins?
(a) Thirty-nine.
(b) Forty-five.
(c) Sixty-eight.
(d) Fifty-four.

2. Why were Muslims advised not to employ Christians, according to Bilquis?
(a) Christians gossip about their employers.
(b) Christians are dishonest.
(c) Christians are lazy workers.
(d) Christians are constantly proselytizing.

3. What was Bilquis' first supernatural experience?
(a) A tap on her right hand.
(b) A warm feeling of comfort.
(c) A cold, dark, unholy mist.
(d) An terrifying dream.

4. Who had been recently killed in Wah in accordance with Muslim law?
(a) An adulterous wife.
(b) A village thief.
(c) A Christian missionary.
(d) A girl who had become Christian.

5. Why did Bilquis think Raishan was frightened by her request for a Bible?
(a) Raishan could be punished for proselytizing.
(b) Raishan would be punished if Bilquis converted to Christianity.
(c) Raishan could be punished if she couldn't find a Bible.
(d) Raishan would be punished if the Mullah learned who took Bilquis a Bible.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Tooni react to seeing Bilquis' Bible?

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

4. Why was Mahmud living with Bilquis?

5. Why did the call to prayer comfort Bilquis?

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