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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Anahita Sufyan apologize for calling Chamcha a freak?
(a) She says that he is not a freak, he just looks like one.
(b) She says that she did not mean freak, she meant Greek.
(c) She says it was wrong of her to speak.
(d) She cries and gives him a kiss.

2. Who finally recognizes Baal at The Curtain?
(a) Abu Simbel
(b) Mahound
(c) Khalid
(d) Salman

3. What was the tragedy of the flood?
(a) The crops were all destroyed.
(b) All the houses were flattened.
(c) Fifteen thousand miners were buried alive in the mines.
(d) Most of the children had drowned.

4. To what does Saladin accredit the problems of humanity?
(a) The influence of the Devil
(b) The greed of the powerful
(c) The lack of education
(d) The conflicts within individuals

5. What change has come over Nasreen II and Kasturba?
(a) They have grown old and ugly.
(b) They refuse now to speak to each other.
(c) They are counting the hours before they can escape.
(d) They hold onto each other and all resentments are gone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Saladin read about India in the papers on the flight?

3. Who willed the rescue and who made it happen?

4. Angry at Saeed, Ayesha says that those who listen to the devil's verses will go to the devil. What does Mirza Saeed answer?

5. How does Salman test Mahound?

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