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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the coup, Raza Hyder appears on television and promises that there will be free elections within how many days?
(a) 60.
(b) 30.
(c) 90.
(d) Never.

2. Whose left eye begins blinking when the news is delivered to Raza that his wife is pregnant again?
(a) Bilquis'.
(b) Raza's.
(c) Sufiya Zinobia.
(d) Iskander Harappa's.

3. What sort of story does the narrator claim to be writing, instead of a realistic novel?
(a) A gothic novel.
(b) A parable.
(c) An ancient legend.
(d) A modern fairytale.

4. For how many years are Rani and Arjumand imprisoned under house arrest?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. Where does Maulana Dawood believe he lives for the rest of his life, after moving to the new capital?
(a) Karachi.
(b) Mecca.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Jerusalem.

Short Answer Questions

1. About whom would the narrator be writing if his novel were realistically about Pakistan?

2. Into where are the Muslims herded for their own safety, following the death of Bilquis' father?

3. To where does the President dispatch a huge army when Iskander is elected Prime Minister?

4. Which ignominious title does Haroun Harappa receive from the Hyder women preparing Naveed for her wedding?

5. How many years have passed within the story from the end of Chapter 6 to the beginning of Chapter 7?

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