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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. For how long has Old Man Shakil been a widow?
(a) 18 years.
(b) 29 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 23 years.

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

3. What happens to Mistri Yakoob Balloch after his deal is made with the sisters?
(a) He is arrested and taken to prison.
(b) He dies suspiciously.
(c) He impregnates one of the sisters.
(d) He kidnaps two of the sisters.

4. Who accompanies Omar's rescuer from the religious zealots?
(a) Maulana Dawood.
(b) Yakoob Balloch.
(c) Eduardo Rodrigues.
(d) Farah Zoroaster.

5. What is the first sight of Omar Khayyam Shakil?
(a) His father.
(b) Hashmat Babi.
(c) The Impossible Mountains.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. After whom does the narrator name the hero of his story?

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

5. How many of the sisters feign pregnancy after their coming-out party?

(see the answer key)

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