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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While in the presence of the Shakil sisters, it is revealed that Bilquis has lost the knack for what?
(a) Love.
(b) Politeness.
(c) Conversation.
(d) Sincerity.

2. With whom does BIlquis go to the movies in Q while Raza is away?
(a) Duniyazad Begum.
(b) Omar Khayyam Shakil.
(c) Sindbad Mengal.
(d) Rani Harappa.

3. What does Iskander Harappa, while imprisoned, begin to chew in the absence of his cigars?
(a) Toothpicks.
(b) Pine kernels.
(c) Betel-nuts.
(d) Chewing gum.

4. What is the name of Bilquis' first daughter?
(a) Runi Humayun Hyder.
(b) Duniyazad Begum.
(c) Zinobia Duniyazad.
(d) Sufiya Zinobia.

5. Which of the following is NOT involved in the coup against Raza Hyder that is prematurely unveiled?
(a) Tughlak.
(b) Ulhaq.
(c) Shuja.
(d) Omar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname given to Babar by the guerrillas?

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

3. From what city is the story's narrator uprooted?

4. At what age does Hashmat Bibi die?

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

(see the answer key)

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