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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long are the gates of the Shakil house sealed?
(a) Three and a half years.
(b) Forever.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) Thirty years.

2. In what garment does Raza Hyder first wrap Bilquis?
(a) A man's shirt.
(b) A dupatta.
(c) His military coat.
(d) A wool coat.

3. About whom would the narrator be writing if his novel were realistically about Pakistan?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

4. What is a dupatta?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A head-covering.
(c) A body-wrap.
(d) A blanket.

5. What does the narrator say is Sufiya Zinobia's relation to Omar?
(a) She is his wife.
(b) She becomes his best friend.
(c) She is his long-lost sister.
(d) She is his cousin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the war between the Pakistanis and Indians resume during the hot season?

2. What is the most prominent decoration in Eduardo Rodrigues' room?

3. How many male servants remain in the Shakil sisters' house?

4. What is the immediate result of Mahmoud's announcement that he is showing a double feature to both Hindus and Muslims?

5. What oddity does Eduardo Rodrigues carry with him when he first enters the town of Q?

(see the answer key)

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