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

2. What is intended by Bilal to be draped over Omar's neck after his 12th birthday?
(a) An ox's yoke.
(b) A necklace of pearls.
(c) A necklace of shoes.
(d) A lock of his mothers' hair.

3. Which of the following languages does Omar not master on his own?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) Latin.

4. What do the sisters purchase from the handyman Mistri Yakoob Balloch?
(a) A yacht.
(b) Three years of service.
(c) A chest of tools.
(d) A dumbwaiter.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the narrator's poet friend in Karachi by the time Rushdie returns to London?

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

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

4. What significant event happens to the girls at their coming-out party?

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

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