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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. How do the sisters continue to pay for the house's regular needs?
(a) By using their inheritance.
(b) By selling their children into slavery.
(c) By selling the household treasures piece-by-piece.
(d) By prostituting themselves.

2. What country is mentioned as invading Afghanistan at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Russia.
(c) China.
(d) Israel.

3. For whom does Omar look among the Englishmen?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) Dr. Wilkes.

4. Who comes to Omar's aid when he is overwhelmed by the religious zealots?
(a) Maulana Dawood.
(b) Morgiana.
(c) Farah Zoroaster.
(d) Eduardo Rodrigues.

5. Why does Omar strictly limit his sleep at night?
(a) He has unusual theories about rest and health.
(b) He has regular nightmares.
(c) He is afraid his mothers will sell him.
(d) He is attempting to live nocturnally.

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant event happens to the girls at their coming-out party?

2. Into where are the Muslims herded for their own safety, following the death of Bilquis' father?

3. For how long are the gates of the Shakil house sealed?

4. What happens to the narrator's poet friend in Karachi by the time Rushdie returns to London?

5. Of what imminent threat is Bilquis' warned by the sound like the beating wings of an angel?

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