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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Bilquis' father die, to the best of Bilquis' knowledge?
(a) Illness.
(b) Old age.
(c) Murder.
(d) Suicide.

2. Which ignominious title does Haroun Harappa receive from the Hyder women preparing Naveed for her wedding?
(a) Bookworm.
(b) Garlic breath.
(c) Potato face.
(d) Sheep-lover.

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

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

5. Where does Omar believe Hell is located?
(a) All around us.
(b) Overhead.
(c) Beneath the earth.
(d) In the East.

Short Answer Questions

1. By how many breasts is Omar nourished?

2. Upon what do Bilquis' hands rest when she sleeps alone?

3. Who returns to Q as Omar is leaving it for Karachi?

4. What do Omar's mothers do during the years in which they nurse him?

5. For how long does Iskander Harappa, in his initial place of post-coup confinement, verbally assault Raza Hyder?

(see the answer key)

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