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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old is Sufiya Zinobia when her family moves to Q?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 15 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 13 weeks.

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

5. What is the name of Bilquis' father's theater?
(a) The Empire Theater.
(b) The Vinyl Theater.
(c) The Loo.
(d) The Excelsior Theater.

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

7. In what garment does Raza Hyder first wrap Bilquis?
(a) A man's shirt.
(b) A dupatta.
(c) His military coat.
(d) A wool coat.

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

9. Who accompanies Omar's rescuer from the religious zealots?
(a) Maulana Dawood.
(b) Eduardo Rodrigues.
(c) Yakoob Balloch.
(d) Farah Zoroaster.

10. Whose execution does the narrator mention while visiting his poet friend who lives in Karachi?
(a) Frederick Hapsburg.
(b) Jeremiah Burden.
(c) Omar Khayyam.
(d) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

11. Which of the following languages does Omar not master on his own?
(a) French.
(b) Spanish.
(c) German.
(d) Latin.

12. What sort of guests compose the majority of the girls' coming-out party?
(a) Foreigners.
(b) Females.
(c) Adolescents.
(d) Wealthy locals.

13. What do Omar's mothers insist that he must never feel?
(a) Curiousity.
(b) Anger.
(c) Pride.
(d) Shame.

14. By how many breasts is Omar nourished?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Omar initially received by the student body of the school he attends?

2. How long after leaving Q for Karachi is Omar's brother born?

3. What country is mentioned as invading Afghanistan at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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

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

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