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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To where does the President dispatch a huge army when Iskander is elected Prime Minister?
(a) Iran.
(b) Afghanistan.
(c) Eastern Pakistan.
(d) India.

2. What is the title of the play that the narrator and three friends from Pakistan see in London?
(a) All's Well that Ends Well.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Les Miserables.
(d) Danton's Death.

3. How many years have passed within the story from the end of Chapter 6 to the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) 22.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 2.

4. Raza Hyder is named, by the President, the National Minister of what?
(a) Education, Information, and Tourism.
(b) Education, Literacy, and Trade.
(c) Wealth, Finances, and Internal Revenue.
(d) Religion and Ministry.

5. For what animal is Sufiya Zinobia mistaken?
(a) A white lion.
(b) A white panther.
(c) A white basilisk.
(d) A white tiger.

6. What is the name of General Raza Hyder's adjutant in the new capital?
(a) Lieutenant Shuma.
(b) Major Shuja.
(c) Captain Shinji.
(d) Colonel Khayyar.

7. For how long does Iskander Harappa, in his initial place of post-coup confinement, verbally assault Raza Hyder?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 47 minutes.

8. What is the nickname given to Babar by the guerrillas?
(a) Baby.
(b) Emperor.
(c) Champ.
(d) Chang.

9. Where is Iskander buried?
(a) Karachi.
(b) Mohenjo.
(c) Q.
(d) The Impossible Mountains.

10. How many shawls does Rani embroider during her house arrest?
(a) 9.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 22.

11. What is the name of the political party of which Iskander Harappa becomes the leader after the present government loses popularity?
(a) The Nationalist Party.
(b) The People's Liberation Front.
(c) The Islamic Socialist Party.
(d) The Popular Front.

12. What part of Talvar Ulhaq's body does Sufiya Zinobia bite at the wedding ceremony?
(a) His neck.
(b) His leg.
(c) His chest.
(d) His arm.

13. Out of what movie does Iskander copy a scene when addressing a large crowd?
(a) Ben Hur.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Mad Max.
(d) Alexander the Great.

14. Who kills Iskander Harappa?
(a) The hangman.
(b) Shuja.
(c) Raza.
(d) Omar.

15. What is the name of the 16-year-old Londoner of whom the narrator initially conceives?
(a) Ophelia Grey.
(b) Anahita Muhammad.
(c) Marie Duhatta.
(d) Anna Karenina.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years are Rani and Arjumand imprisoned under house arrest?

2. What ghost perches itself on Raza Hyder's left shoulder after the hanging of Iskander Harappa?

3. How many children does Naveed bear Talvar Ulhaq?

4. How many years older than Sufiya Zinobia is Omar Khayyam Shakil?

5. Which father-figure of both the Bible and the Qur'an does Raza Hyder think of when he discovers the killings done by Sufiya Zinobia?

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