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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3 Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose assassination is made known at Rani Humayun's marriage?
(a) Raza Hyder's.
(b) The Imam Imballa.
(c) The President's.
(d) The Prime Minister's.

2. What is the name of the political party of which Iskander Harappa becomes the leader after the present government loses popularity?
(a) The People's Liberation Front.
(b) The Nationalist Party.
(c) The Islamic Socialist Party.
(d) The Popular Front.

3. Who accompanies Omar's rescuer from the religious zealots?
(a) Yakoob Balloch.
(b) Eduardo Rodrigues.
(c) Farah Zoroaster.
(d) Maulana Dawood.

4. What happens to the narrator's poet friend in Karachi by the time Rushdie returns to London?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He is married.
(c) He becomes famous for a poem he wrote.
(d) He is imprisoned.

5. How many women sleep in the room with Bariamma?
(a) 39.
(b) 20.
(c) 40.
(d) 36.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose lifestyle does Haroun Harappa emulate while growing up?

2. What is the name of the school which Omar attends?

3. What about Omar makes Farah incapable of returning his love?

4. Where does the war between the Pakistanis and Indians resume during the hot season?

5. What significant action does Omar do to Farah before leaving her father's customs post?

(see the answer key)

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