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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mishal tell her husband about the girl?
(a) That she has six fingers on one hand
(b) That she has relatives in the village
(c) That she comes from Mecca
(d) That her name is Aeysha

2. What is Khalid's explanation for the Satanic verses?
(a) That Mahound was under the influence of Hind's drugs.
(b) That Mahound was forced to say good things about Lat.
(c) That Mahound was testing their loyalty.
(d) That Mahound had brought the devil so they could recongize him.

3. What does Inspector Lime refuse to admit he saw when he looked up at Gibreel?
(a) Three sets of arms
(b) A halo
(c) Golden eyes
(d) An elephant head

4. Who is the antagonist of the Imam, Mahmood?
(a) Rosa Diamond
(b) The angel Gibreel
(c) Saladin Chamcha
(d) The Empress Aeysha

5. Seeing the image, what does Gibreel want to know from Saladin?
(a) If he can see it also
(b) If he can help him get rid of it
(c) If he can hear the conversation
(d) If he is seeing anything at all

6. Where are they as they are falling?
(a) Over Paris, France
(b) Over Mecca
(c) Over the Indian Ocean
(d) Over the English Channel

7. What has Rekha forgotten now that she is dead?
(a) Who Gibreel is
(b) How she died
(c) How to forgive
(d) What her name was

8. Where does Rosa tell Gibreel she went as a young bride?
(a) The Caribbean
(b) Brazil
(c) India
(d) Argentina

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

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

11. Who tries to rationalize away the reason they come down slowly?
(a) Rescuers
(b) Gibreel
(c) Saladin
(d) Rekha

12. What blasphemous thing does Mirza say to Aeysha?
(a) There is no God.
(b) Your Archangel is Shaitan.
(c) You are the mother of all liars.
(d) God has no prophet.

13. What does Bilal, an American convert, do for the Imam?
(a) He provides water for the Imam.
(b) He guards the Imam's door.
(c) He writes satires for the Imam.
(d) He sings the Imam's songs on his radio broadcast.

14. What happens between Rosa and Gibreel in a dream?
(a) They make love.
(b) They drift above the clouds.
(c) They ride horses on the beach.
(d) They are transported to Argentina.

15. What difficulty does Gibreel have in getting out of Rosa's house?
(a) He cannot unlock the door.
(b) Rosa wakes up and holds onto him.
(c) He trips on the stairs.
(d) His legs are unsteady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is odd about the song Gibreel begins to sing?

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

3. What claim does Aeysha make upon her return to Titlipur?

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

5. What proof do the police offer that Saladin is the man they are looking for?

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