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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. What is the flight number that blows up with Gibreel and Chamcha aboard?
(a) AI1-440
(b) PanAm 108
(c) AI-420
(d) AA 135

2. When the Imam summons Gibreel, the Archangel, where does he demand to be taken?
(a) Jahilia
(b) Jerusalem
(c) Germany
(d) Mecca

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

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

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Imam destroy clocks?

2. What happens between Rosa and Gibreel in a dream?

3. What does the Grandee, Abu Simbel, want from the satirist Baal?

4. What is Mirza's doubt about sending Mishal back to the purdah?

5. Why does Rosa Diamond rush for her hat, cloak, and stick?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the pilgrims finally destroyed?

2. What is the importance of the wrestling match between Mahound and the Archangel Gibreel?

3. Why does the TV show called Gardener's World attract Chamcha's attention?

4. What is Saladin able to do for his father?

5. Explain what Hind tries to do but is prevented by Mahound.

6. After Pamela kicks him out, what kind of treatment does Jumpy receive at the Shaandaar Cafe?

7. Why is Mirza Saeed so miserable?

8. How is Chamcha bitter at his circumstances?

9. What is the irony of Mahound's death?

10. Why is Gibreel unable to get away from Rosa Diamond?

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