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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chand Mohammad sell to Omar?
(a) A block of ice.
(b) A dirty magazine.
(c) A leather satchel.
(d) A copy of the Qur'an.

2. What about Omar makes Farah incapable of returning his love?
(a) His terrible acne.
(b) His weight.
(c) The rumors about his mothers.
(d) Something indefinable.

3. What is the name of the school which Omar attends?
(a) The Cantoment School.
(b) The School of Khayyam.
(c) The Bali School.
(d) The Academy Zoroaster.

4. What significant action does Omar do to Farah before leaving her father's customs post?
(a) Paint her hands.
(b) Insult her.
(c) Beat her.
(d) Hypnotize her.

5. How old is Rani Humayun's betrothed at the time of their marriage?
(a) 45.
(b) 18.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

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

7. What happens to Mistri Yakoob Balloch after his deal is made with the sisters?
(a) He impregnates one of the sisters.
(b) He dies suspiciously.
(c) He kidnaps two of the sisters.
(d) He is arrested and taken to prison.

8. Near what bodily feature does Raza Hyder develop distinguishing black marks?
(a) His ears.
(b) His eyes.
(c) His hands.
(d) His elbows.

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

10. What does the narrator say is Sufiya Zinobia's relation to Omar?
(a) She becomes his best friend.
(b) She is his wife.
(c) She is his long-lost sister.
(d) She is his cousin.

11. What is the most prominent decoration in Eduardo Rodrigues' room?
(a) A plain cross.
(b) A calendar.
(c) A picture of his wife.
(d) A crucifix.

12. At what age does Hashmat Bibi die?
(a) 120.
(b) 134.
(c) 110.
(d) 97.

13. What is a dupatta?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A body-wrap.
(d) A head-covering.

14. How many visits has the narrator made to his sister over 22 years?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

15. For how long is Omar imprisoned in the house of the Shakil sisters?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 15 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Sufiya Zinobia when her family moves to Q?

2. Where are gas fields discovered at the start of Chapter 6?

3. How many male servants remain in the Shakil sisters' house?

4. What does Omar's 12th birthday request do to his mothers?

5. For how many days, roughly, does Raza Hyder go without sleep in order to watch over the refugees?

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