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

3. How many male servants remain in the Shakil sisters' house?
(a) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Thirteen.

4. Whose execution does the narrator mention while visiting his poet friend who lives in Karachi?
(a) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
(b) Omar Khayyam.
(c) Frederick Hapsburg.
(d) Jeremiah Burden.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By how many breasts is Omar nourished?

2. Who has a powerful effect on Omar when seen through his telescope?

3. For how long does Omar sleep at night?

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

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

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