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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hamza insist that Mahound return to the mountain?
(a) To argue with Allah
(b) To get the truth from the Archangel
(c) To see if he was talking to Shaitan instead of Gibreel
(d) To straighten himself out

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gibreel doing that slows down their descent?

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

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

4. How many survivors are there from the explosion?

5. After the phone call, who arrives at Rosa's house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of the marriage of Chamcha and Pamela Lovelace?

2. How does Chamcha react to the information that Changez has not been told that he is dying?

3. Why does Gibreel want to get to London?

4. Why had Zeeny avoided seeing Chamcha?

5. Why is Mrs. Hind such a bitter woman?

6. What does the Grandee's wife, Hind, represent?

7. What message does Aeysha give Mishal in response to Mirza Saeed's final appeal to the pilgrims?

8. Who is the Aeysha of the butterflies?

9. Why is Mirza Saeed so miserable?

10. Give some information about the exiled Imam.

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