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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has a powerful effect on Omar when seen through his telescope?
(a) Maulana Dawood.
(b) Eduardo Rodrigues.
(c) Farah Zoroaster.
(d) Yakoob Balloch.

2. What would happen to a realistic book about Pakistan, according to the narrator?
(a) It would be praised.
(b) It would be ignored.
(c) It would be banned.
(d) It would be the object of laughter.

3. What oddity does Eduardo Rodrigues carry with him when he first enters the town of Q?
(a) A mechanical oil lamp.
(b) A ship in a bottle.
(c) An empty birdcage.
(d) An empty and cracked teapot.

4. About what sort of textbooks would the narrator have to write if his novel were realistic?
(a) English.
(b) Biased.
(c) Lengthy.
(d) Unbiased.

5. Who is the Chief Minister in the region of Q when Raza Hyder first arrives?
(a) Aladdin Gichki.
(b) Omar Khayyam Shakil.
(c) Iskander Harappa.
(d) Maulana Dawood.

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

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

8. What is the name of the servant whom Raza punches in the yard of Iskander's estate?
(a) Gulbaba.
(b) Hashmat.
(c) Gulliyata.
(d) Gichki.

9. Who comes to Omar's aid when he is overwhelmed by the religious zealots?
(a) Eduardo Rodrigues.
(b) Morgiana.
(c) Maulana Dawood.
(d) Farah Zoroaster.

10. What word best describes the personality of Bilquis' father?
(a) Cruel.
(b) Cynical.
(c) Dreamy.
(d) Idealistic.

11. What is Iskander and Rani Harappa's first daughter's nickname?
(a) Virgin Ironpants.
(b) Old Ironface.
(c) Hotpants.
(d) Iron Leftie.

12. Of what is Bilquis habitually afraid?
(a) The Lee.
(b) The Loo.
(c) Excelsior.
(d) The Vinyl Theater.

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

14. How many of the sisters feign pregnancy after their coming-out party?
(a) Four.
(b) Zero.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

15. How many women sleep in the room with Bariamma?
(a) 20.
(b) 36.
(c) 39.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Omar look among the Englishmen?

2. What is the name of Iskander's cousin who loots the Harappa family estate?

3. How does Bilquis' father die, to the best of Bilquis' knowledge?

4. What is the name of Bilquis' first daughter?

5. What is the immediate result of Mahmoud's announcement that he is showing a double feature to both Hindus and Muslims?

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