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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What occupation do Gibreel and Chamcha have in common?
(a) They are actors.
(b) They are religious clerics.
(c) The are writers.
(d) They are accountants.

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

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

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

6. Why does Rosa Diamond rush for her hat, cloak, and stick?
(a) She is hurrying to go see who fell from the sky.
(b) She is going grocery shopping.
(c) She is about to do a witch's brew.
(d) She fears she needs to get out of her house.

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

8. What occurs in Gibreel's dream as Mahound returns to the mountain?
(a) He and Mahound are wrestling naked.
(b) He talks to God who tells him what to say.
(c) Mahound tries to kill him.
(d) He changes Mahound into a donkey.

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

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

11. Why are Mahound's followers worried after he goes to see the Grandee?
(a) He is likely to compromise with the Grandee.
(b) He is gone a long time and has not returned.
(c) He may fall into the clutches of Hind.
(d) He may be planning to kill the Grandee.

12. What is Saladin's explanation for their survival?
(a) That they were lucky
(b) That it is all a dream
(c) That it was nothing out of the ordinary
(d) That God was with them

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

14. What do Rosa and Gibreel see running down the beach at night?
(a) A bull
(b) An ostrich
(c) Saladin
(d) Horses

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Gibreel planning to go in London?

2. Who does Saladin think the old woman with the cane is?

3. why do Gibreel and Rosa go into the village to buy a cake and champagne?

4. How does Gibreel finally manage to pin Mahound down in the wrestling match?

5. What news does the Archangel give Aeysha about her friend Mishal?

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