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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mischievous thing is Gibreel doing in his dream?
(a) Throwing water on passing strangers
(b) Putting Muslim meat in Hindu tiffins
(c) Drawing graffiti on the walls
(d) Inviting untouchables to dinner

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

3. What does Gibreel call Chamcha?
(a) Salado
(b) Chico
(c) Spoono
(d) Chacho

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

5. Upon her return, what does Aeysha say the people of Titlipur must do?
(a) Give up eating meat.
(b) Learn to call the butterflies.
(c) Go on a pilgrimage to Mecca to kiss the Ka'aba.
(d) Memorize the entire Quran

6. What does Gibreel feel is holding him at Rosa's house?
(a) Her strong personality.
(b) Her black magic.
(c) Her stories.
(d) Her pitiful condition.

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

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

9. What is the name of the jumbo jet that explodes?
(a) Bambi
(b) Bostan
(c) Bombay
(d) Bastian

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

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

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

13. What is Mirza's doubt about sending Mishal back to the purdah?
(a) That his mother-in-law would not approve of his modesty
(b) That Mishal might get bored and leave
(c) That he might be planning to seduce the girl Aeysha
(d) That Misahl would take up with another man and kill him

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

15. What does Mahound now believe about the verses accepting the goddesses?
(a) They were from Shaitan and not Gibreel.
(b) They were in cryptic form where one thing means another.
(c) They were a test of his understanding.
(d) They were in a language he really did not understand.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Saladin dream about in Rosa's house?

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

3. What is impossible for Gibreel and Chamcha to do, yet they do?

4. What does Aeysha believe will happen on the way to Mecca?

5. What is the question about the type of song Gibreel sang?

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