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

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

3. What does the specter of Dr. Babington say as he fades into the moonlight?
(a) Wherever the English settle, they never leave England.
(b) Whatever the english bring with them, they always take away.
(c) Whatever the English think, there are better cultures.
(d) Wherever the English go, death is not far behind.

4. What does Gibreel say when he wakes up?
(a) Did you see that?
(b) Born again.
(c) Who am I?
(d) Where are we?

5. Why do the police come for Saladin?
(a) They are looking for the devil and think Saladin might be him.
(b) The airline wanted to interrogate him about the explosion.
(c) Gibreel had called them to come get him.
(d) Someone had reported a strange looking man on the beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What proof do the police offer that Saladin is the man they are looking for?

2. Why does the Imam destroy clocks?

3. What does Mahound now believe about the verses accepting the goddesses?

4. What is Saladin Chamcha's reaction to waking up on the beach?

5. What is under Saladin's bowler hat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Tell what happens when Chamcha calls Pamela.

3. What is the thing Chamcha must do that calls him away from the human chain protest?

4. Where does the title of Satanic Verses come from?

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

6. How does Chamcha go about reclaiming his life after he returns to normal?

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

8. Explain how business suddenly picks up at the brothel called The Curtain.

9. Explain what Gibreel sees on the way down to earth that Chamcha does not see.

10. Detail the things about Allie Cone that make her a minor celebrity.

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