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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator state that Pakistan's women are restrained?
(a) By veils.
(b) By society.
(c) By chains.
(d) By men.

2. What incriminating evidence does Raza Hyder find in his mentally-retarded daughter's room?
(a) A bloody stone.
(b) A blood-stained burqa.
(c) A machete.
(d) A severed hand.

3. At what age does walking become agonizing for Omar Khayyam Shakil?
(a) 65.
(b) 62.
(c) 58.
(d) 60.

4. In what color does Rani embroider the shawl depicting the rampant corruption allowed by Iskander during his reign?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

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

6. At what age does Arjumand Harappa learn self-defense?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

7. In how many wrestling matches does Raza Hyder participate in order to restore his troops' morale?
(a) 151.
(b) 76.
(c) 101.
(d) 111.

8. From what physical malady is Iskander Harappa suffering immediately before he is arrested by the military coup?
(a) A headache.
(b) A stomachache.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) A toothache.

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

10. After the coup, Raza Hyder appears on television and promises that there will be free elections within how many days?
(a) 60.
(b) 90.
(c) Never.
(d) 30.

11. 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.

12. How is the Supreme Court split on Iskander Harappa's death sentence?
(a) 5-2.
(b) 4-3.
(c) 7-0.
(d) 6-1.

13. Of whom does Omar dream the night that Sufiya Zinobia is taken to the hospital?
(a) His mothers.
(b) Eduardo Rodrigues.
(c) Maulana Dawood.
(d) Farah Zoroaster.

14. Against what unclean animal does Dawood persuade Raza Hyder to launch a campaign?
(a) Pigs.
(b) Shellfish.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Turkeys.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the young man who helped inspire the character of Sufiya Zinobia expire?

2. For how long is Sufiya Zinobia chained up in the attic?

3. How many reasons does Raza Hyder give against the barbaric nature of Islamic law punishments?

4. Where is Iskander buried?

5. How many years have passed within the story from the end of Chapter 6 to the beginning of Chapter 7?

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