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

2. Whose cadaver is prominently depicted on the last of Rani's shawls?
(a) Raza Hyder.
(b) Iskander.
(c) Little Mir.
(d) Arjumand.

3. What nickname is given to Raza Hyder after his sole military victory?
(a) Raza Daza.
(b) Old Razor Guts.
(c) Blackeyes.
(d) The Black Razor.

4. At what hospital is Omar named senior consultant in the new capital?
(a) North Mengal Hospital.
(b) Mount Hira Hospital.
(c) Mount Quatta Hospital.
(d) Islamabad Regional Hospital.

5. What happens to Eduardo after Farah is expelled from school?
(a) He is savagely beaten by the natives.
(b) He is murdered by Omar.
(c) He is thrown down a well by Farah's father.
(d) He is fired from his teaching position.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what physical malady is Iskander Harappa suffering immediately before he is arrested by the military coup?

2. About whom would the narrator be writing if his novel were realistically about Pakistan?

3. What is Raza Hyder's military rank upon the opening of Chapter 7?

4. How many fish do Omar and Raza catch on their fishing trip?

5. Into what new organization of his own creation does Iskander Harappa make Talvar Ulhaq the head?

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