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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. After whom does the narrator name the hero of his story?
(a) The First Sultan of Arabia.
(b) The Great Poet of India.
(c) The Famous Doctor of Egypt.
(d) The Great Poet of Persia.

2. What sort of guests compose the majority of the girls' coming-out party?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Wealthy locals.
(c) Females.
(d) Adolescents.

3. What significant event happens to the girls at their coming-out party?
(a) One of them is killed.
(b) They find their father's journal.
(c) One of them becomes pregnant.
(d) They are kidnapped.

4. By how many breasts is Omar nourished?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

5. What is Omar called by the two religious zealots?
(a) The Salt of the Earth.
(b) The Fruit of Evil.
(c) The Angels' Blessed.
(d) The Devil's seed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Omar's 12th birthday request do to his mothers?

2. What do Omar's mothers insist that he must never feel?

3. What happens to Mistri Yakoob Balloch after his deal is made with the sisters?

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

5. What word best describes Omar's feeling towards life?

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