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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What oddity does Eduardo Rodrigues carry with him when he first enters the town of Q?
(a) A ship in a bottle.
(b) A mechanical oil lamp.
(c) An empty and cracked teapot.
(d) An empty birdcage.

2. What do Omar's mothers do during the years in which they nurse him?
(a) Synchronize every action.
(b) Become mute.
(c) Quibble over everything.
(d) Physically fight constantly.

3. What do Omar's mothers insist that he must never feel?
(a) Curiousity.
(b) Pride.
(c) Shame.
(d) Anger.

4. Besides Omar, who is Eduardo Rodrigues' best student in the town of Q?
(a) Babar Khayyam.
(b) Chand Mohammad.
(c) Hermann Gadegger.
(d) Farah Zoroaster.

5. What happens to Mistri Yakoob Balloch after his deal is made with the sisters?
(a) He dies suspiciously.
(b) He impregnates one of the sisters.
(c) He is arrested and taken to prison.
(d) He kidnaps two of the sisters.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long has Old Man Shakil been a widow?

2. What is the immediate result of Mahmoud's announcement that he is showing a double feature to both Hindus and Muslims?

3. What word best describes Omar's feeling towards life?

4. What is the most prominent decoration in Eduardo Rodrigues' room?

5. How many male servants remain in the Shakil sisters' house?

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