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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. Who has a powerful effect on Omar when seen through his telescope?
(a) Yakoob Balloch.
(b) Maulana Dawood.
(c) Farah Zoroaster.
(d) Eduardo Rodrigues.

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

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

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

5. How many daughters does Old Man Shakil have?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About what do Old Man Shakil's daughters regularly fantasize?

3. For how long are the gates of the Shakil house sealed?

4. At what age does Hashmat Bibi die?

5. Who comes to Omar's aid when he is overwhelmed by the religious zealots?

(see the answer key)

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