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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Gibreel see on his way down to earth?
(a) God looking down from Heaven
(b) Allileua Cone in a balloon
(c) His step mother on a broomstick
(d) Rekha Merchant on a flying carpet

2. 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.

3. What is Gibreel doing that slows down their descent?
(a) Holding onto a pelican
(b) Swimming in air
(c) Using his jacket as a parachutte
(d) Flapping his arms

4. How does Hind say he got there?
(a) She seduced him with liquour.
(b) She drugged him and brought him home.
(c) She found him unconscious in the street.
(d) She had him arrested and brought to her.

5. What makes Gibreel begin speaking after pinning Mahound down?
(a) It is customary for the victor to give a speech.
(b) He wants to talk so he can wake up.
(c) Allah opens him mouth and gives him the words.
(d) Mahound forces his mouth open and the words out of his mouth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to Hagar to show her the waters of Zamzam?

2. How does Mahound see the Archangel Gibreel in the cave?

3. What does Mahound now believe about the verses accepting the goddesses?

4. What does Gibreel say when he wakes up?

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

(see the answer key)

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