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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years older than Sufiya Zinobia is Omar Khayyam Shakil?
(a) 31.
(b) 7.
(c) 21.
(d) 37.

2. For how many days, roughly, does Raza Hyder go without sleep in order to watch over the refugees?
(a) 16.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

3. Into where are the Muslims herded for their own safety, following the death of Bilquis' father?
(a) Nishapur.
(b) Uy-Quira
(c) Al-Hambra.
(d) Duqatta.

4. What incriminating evidence does Raza Hyder find in his mentally-retarded daughter's room?
(a) A severed hand.
(b) A machete.
(c) A bloody stone.
(d) A blood-stained burqa.

5. With how many bullets is Babar shot when Raza Hyder entraps the guerrillas?
(a) 19.
(b) 13.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many visits has the narrator made to his sister over 22 years?

2. With what phrase does Sufiya Zinobia respond to the bridal advice given to her by her mother on the eve of her wedding?

3. In what garment does Raza Hyder first wrap Bilquis?

4. What does Sufiya Zinobia discover in Omar's bed in the morning after Shahbanou sleeps with him?

5. Of whom does Omar dream the night that Sufiya Zinobia is taken to the hospital?

(see the answer key)

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