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

2. 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.

3. What happens to the narrator's poet friend in Karachi by the time Rushdie returns to London?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He becomes famous for a poem he wrote.
(c) He is imprisoned.
(d) He is married.

4. Why is Farah expelled from school?
(a) She is suspected of having relations with Eduardo.
(b) She becomes pregnant.
(c) She violently attacks another girl.
(d) Omar frames her as having cheated on a test.

5. How does Bilquis' father die, to the best of Bilquis' knowledge?
(a) Murder.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Illness.
(d) Old age.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Besides Omar, who is Eduardo Rodrigues' best student in the town of Q?

3. For how long has Old Man Shakil been a widow?

4. At what age does Hashmat Bibi die?

5. Near what bodily feature does Raza Hyder develop distinguishing black marks?

(see the answer key)

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