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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hamza do that causes Hind to set her mind on revenge?
(a) He sets fire to the temple of Uzza.
(b) He destroys a statue to Lat.
(c) He kills two of her brothers.
(d) He rapes her.

2. What does Saladin dream about in Rosa's house?
(a) Gibreel sprouting wings
(b) Curled horns growing out his head
(c) Falling out of the sky
(d) Zeeny Vakil as a mermaid

3. How many survivors are there from the explosion?
(a) Twenty
(b) Two
(c) None
(d) Three

4. What occurs in Gibreel's dream as Mahound returns to the mountain?
(a) He talks to God who tells him what to say.
(b) Mahound tries to kill him.
(c) He and Mahound are wrestling naked.
(d) He changes Mahound into a donkey.

5. What is Gibreel wearing when he comes down Rosa's stairs to see what is going on?
(a) A bathrobe and fuzzy slippers
(b) A white tuxedo
(c) A white bed sheet
(d) A maroon smoking jacket and jodhpurs

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Saladin covered with a thin sheet of ice?

2. What is Rosa's response when Gibreel asks if she noticed Chamcha's horns?

3. Who thinks it is a miracle that they are alive?

4. What difficulty does Gibreel have in getting out of Rosa's house?

5. To what does Rushdie compare the explosion of the jet?

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