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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is odd about the song Gibreel begins to sing?
(a) It is a language and a tune he does not know.
(b) It echoes back into his mouth.
(c) It is a child's nursery rhyme.
(d) It is a song about India as a lost continent.

2. What is impossible for Gibreel and Chamcha to do, yet they do?
(a) Slow down their descent
(b) Jump over each others
(c) Fly like a kite
(d) Hear each other

3. What is Gibreel doing as he falls through the air?
(a) Singing
(b) Trying to fly
(c) Laughing
(d) Screaming

4. Why does Hamza insist that Mahound return to the mountain?
(a) To straighten himself out
(b) To see if he was talking to Shaitan instead of Gibreel
(c) To argue with Allah
(d) To get the truth from the Archangel

5. What cliche does Abu Simbel believe is not true?
(a) A penny saved is a penny earned
(b) A stitch in time saves nine
(c) The pen is mightier than the sword
(d) Love is neverhaving to say you're sorry

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hind taunt Mahound?

2. What makes Gibreel begin speaking after pinning Mahound down?

3. How does Hind say he got there?

4. What is Saladin Chamcha's reaction to waking up on the beach?

5. Where are they as they are falling?

(see the answer key)

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