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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how long is Omar imprisoned in the house of the Shakil sisters?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 15 years.

3. How many of the sisters feign pregnancy after their coming-out party?
(a) Two.
(b) Zero.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

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

5. What word best describes Omar's feeling towards life?
(a) Inverted.
(b) Polarized.
(c) Abnormal.
(d) Twisted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Old Man Shakil hate?

2. How many daughters does Old Man Shakil have?

3. Whose execution does the narrator mention while visiting his poet friend who lives in Karachi?

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

5. What is the first sight of Omar Khayyam Shakil?

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