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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 does the narrator say is Sufiya Zinobia's relation to Omar?
(a) She is his wife.
(b) She becomes his best friend.
(c) She is his long-lost sister.
(d) She is his cousin.

2. At what age does Omar win a scholarship to the best medical school in Karachi?
(a) 18.
(b) 17.
(c) 20.
(d) 19.

3. How many male servants remain in the Shakil sisters' house?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Thirteen.

4. After whom does the narrator name the hero of his story?
(a) The Great Poet of Persia.
(b) The Great Poet of India.
(c) The Famous Doctor of Egypt.
(d) The First Sultan of Arabia.

5. How many daughters does Old Man Shakil have?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a dupatta?

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

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

4. What is the name of the girl whom Omar accompanies in a jeep?

5. To where does Farah Zoroaster invite Omar after Eduardo Rodrigues tells her to be nice to the fat 16-year-old boy?

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