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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hamza's objection to accepting Lat, Uzza, and Manat as equal with Allah?
(a) They are only statues.
(b) They require human sacrifice.
(c) They are all females.
(d) They have funny names.

2. What proof do the police offer that Saladin is the man they are looking for?
(a) His breath smells of death.
(b) He has no proper identification.
(c) His lumps have grown into sharp horns.
(d) His eyes glow red.

3. What does the Grandee, Abu Simbel, want from the satirist Baal?
(a) For him to stop visiting his wife, Hind
(b) Some satirical poetry making fun of Mahound
(c) A peom dedicated to the Grandee
(d) To withdraw from the poetry contest

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

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

6. What is the question about the type of song Gibreel sang?
(a) Was it old or new?
(b) Was it real or imagined?
(c) Was it in English or Hindi?
(d) Was it satanic or angelic?

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

8. What fills the zamindar, Mirza Saeed Akhtar, with lust as he stands on the veranda of his house?
(a) A girl who is eating on his lawn and attracting the chameleon butterflies
(b) The Empress Hind doing a sensual dance
(c) His wife, Mishal, taking her morning bath in the fountain
(d) The ghost of Rekha dancing on his lawn

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

10. Who does Saladin think the old woman with the cane is?
(a) Rekha
(b) Pamela
(c) The Archangel Gibreel
(d) The Angel of Death

11. Where is Gibreel planning to go in London?
(a) To Buchingham Palace
(b) To find Saladin
(c) To see Allie
(d) To Trafalgar Square

12. What does Saladin dream about in Rosa's house?
(a) Gibreel sprouting wings
(b) Falling out of the sky
(c) Curled horns growing out his head
(d) Zeeny Vakil as a mermaid

13. Who willed the rescue and who made it happen?
(a) Chamcha willed it and Farishta made it happen.
(b) God willed it and an angel made it happen.
(c) Farishta willed ti and Chamcha made it happen.
(d) Farishta willed it and also made it happen.

14. How does Osman explain to the villager that Aeysha disappeared without his seeing where she went.
(a) He says she left in the middle of the night.
(b) He says a wind blew dust in his eyes.
(c) He says she gave him something to make him sleep.
(d) He says she sent him on an errand and was gone when he returned.

15. Why does the Imam destroy clocks?
(a) Clocks are works of the Devil.
(b) They remind him of how long he has been in exile.
(c) He says God's time is timeless.
(d) The Empress Aeysha collects clocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when he finally calls Pamela to let her know he's alive?

2. What is Rosa's response when Gibreel asks if she noticed Chamcha's horns?

3. What does Gibreel call Chamcha?

4. What verses does Mahound receive in meeting with Gibreel?

5. What does Chamcha order Gibreel to do?

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