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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what city is the story's narrator uprooted?
(a) Delhi.
(b) London.
(c) Bombay.
(d) Karachi.

2. What alone unites Rani and Arjumand during their shared house arrest?
(a) Never crying.
(b) Hating Raza Hyder.
(c) Always crying.
(d) Missing Iskander.

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

4. Besides Omar, who is Eduardo Rodrigues' best student in the town of Q?
(a) Hermann Gadegger.
(b) Farah Zoroaster.
(c) Babar Khayyam.
(d) Chand Mohammad.

5. Whose lifestyle does Haroun Harappa emulate while growing up?
(a) Little Mir Harappa.
(b) Raza Hyder.
(c) Iskander Harappa.
(d) Omar Khayyam Shakil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is Iskander buried?

3. What sort of guests compose the majority of the girls' coming-out party?

4. For how long is Omar imprisoned in the house of the Shakil sisters?

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

(see the answer key)

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