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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mischievous thing is Gibreel doing in his dream?
(a) Drawing graffiti on the walls
(b) Inviting untouchables to dinner
(c) Throwing water on passing strangers
(d) Putting Muslim meat in Hindu tiffins

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

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

4. How does Hind taunt Mahound?
(a) She tells him he is a poor lover.
(b) She says he can kill the Grandee and be her husband.
(c) She calls Lat, Uzza, and Manat his new angels.
(d) She says he is acting out of craftiness.

5. Where is the Archangel Gibreel after all the followers of Mahound leave the city?
(a) On the mountain being attacked by Lat, Ussa, and Manat.
(b) Flying around trying to find Mahound.
(c) Back home in his bed in London.
(d) In heaven discussing everything with Allah.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Saladin's explanation for their survival?

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

3. How does Hind say he got there?

4. What follows the repudiation of the goddesses?

5. What is Khalid's explanation for the Satanic verses?

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