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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. About what sort of textbooks would the narrator have to write if his novel were realistic?
(a) English.
(b) Lengthy.
(c) Biased.
(d) Unbiased.

2. What significant action does Omar do to Farah before leaving her father's customs post?
(a) Insult her.
(b) Paint her hands.
(c) Hypnotize her.
(d) Beat her.

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

4. What do the sisters purchase from the handyman Mistri Yakoob Balloch?
(a) Three years of service.
(b) A dumbwaiter.
(c) A chest of tools.
(d) A yacht.

5. What is the first sight of Omar Khayyam Shakil?
(a) Hashmat Babi.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) The Impossible Mountains.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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