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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. Who is the betrothed of Rani Hamayun?
(a) Raza Hyder.
(b) Omar Khayyam Shakil.
(c) Iskander Harappa.
(d) Mohammad Iballa.

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

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

4. How long after leaving Q for Karachi is Omar's brother born?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 1 year.

5. About what do Old Man Shakil's daughters regularly fantasize?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Male genitalia.
(c) Marriage.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Bilquis' father's theater?

2. Whose execution does the narrator mention while visiting his poet friend who lives in Karachi?

3. How old is Rani Humayun's betrothed at the time of their marriage?

4. How many visits has the narrator made to his sister over 22 years?

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

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