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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what does Rushdie compare the explosion of the jet?
(a) The A-bomb
(b) TheTitanic
(c) The big bang
(d) The Challenger

3. Where are Gibreel and Chamcha found?
(a) Walking to London
(b) Washed up on the shore
(c) Sitting on a hill
(d) Running down a lane

4. Who comes to Hagar to show her the waters of Zamzam?
(a) Gibreel as the Archangel
(b) Ibrahim
(c) A camel
(d) Shaitan

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mahound go after he leaves Hind's chambers?

2. What does the Grandee, Abu Simbel, want from the satirist Baal?

3. What is Hamza's objection to accepting Lat, Uzza, and Manat as equal with Allah?

4. What does Gibreel call Chamcha?

5. What is beside Gibreel's ear when he wakes up on the beach?

(see the answer key)

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