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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hind taunt Mahound?
(a) She says he can kill the Grandee and be her husband.
(b) She calls Lat, Uzza, and Manat his new angels.
(c) She says he is acting out of craftiness.
(d) She tells him he is a poor lover.

2. What is Gibreel wearing when he comes down Rosa's stairs to see what is going on?
(a) A maroon smoking jacket and jodhpurs
(b) A bathrobe and fuzzy slippers
(c) A white tuxedo
(d) A white bed sheet

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

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

5. why do Gibreel and Rosa go into the village to buy a cake and champagne?
(a) For New Year's Eve
(b) For her eighty-ninth birthday
(c) For a celebration of Gibreel's survival
(d) For guests coming to dinner

6. Why do the people reject Mirza Saeed's offer to build liters for them to ride in to Mecca?
(a) Because there is not enough time to build them
(b) Because Aeysha forbids it
(c) Because the Archangel said they were to walk
(d) Because they cannot accept anything from an unbeliever

7. After the phone call, who arrives at Rosa's house?
(a) The airline representative comes to interview Rosa.
(b) The TV stations send out their camera crews.
(c) The mayor of London comes to see Gibreel.
(d) The police come to arrest Saladin.

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

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

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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. What is Saladin holding up when he appears in Rosa's hallway?
(a) His bowler hat
(b) His driver's license
(c) His pajamas with the missing button
(d) A golf club

14. How does Hind say he got there?
(a) She had him arrested and brought to her.
(b) She seduced him with liquour.
(c) She found him unconscious in the street.
(d) She drugged him and brought him home.

15. Who is the previous untouchable who guards Aeysha's hut?
(a) Osman
(b) Mahmood
(c) Gibreel
(d) Slaldin

Short Answer Questions

1. What cliche does Abu Simbel believe is not true?

2. What follows the repudiation of the goddesses?

3. What happens to Gibreel's breath after he falls to earth?

4. What does Abu Simbel want from Mahound?

5. What is the flight number that blows up with Gibreel and Chamcha aboard?

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