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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does General Raddi arrest Haroun Harappa and his terrorists without firing a shot?
(a) By gassing the plane.
(b) By poisoning them.
(c) By setting the plane on fire.
(d) By feeding them a heavy meal.

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

3. How many reasons does Raza Hyder give against the barbaric nature of Islamic law punishments?
(a) 0.
(b) 333.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. How many erratum slips does Bilquis write announcing the change of groom for Naveed's wedding?
(a) 555.
(b) 676.
(c) 333.
(d) 454.

5. For what does the delusional Maulana Dawood dress after arriving in the new capital city?
(a) The hajj.
(b) A wedding.
(c) Death.
(d) Prayer.

6. How does the young man who helped inspire the character of Sufiya Zinobia expire?
(a) Overdose of painkillers.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Beat to death by his father.
(d) Spontaneous combustion.

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

8. By what name does Bilquis call Sufiya Zinobia?
(a) Shameless.
(b) Disappointment.
(c) Shame.
(d) Chili pepper.

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

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

11. Who does the ghost of Iskander Harappa quote to Raza Hyder?
(a) Immanuel Kant.
(b) Vladimir Lenin.
(c) Niccolo Machiavelli.
(d) Karl Marx.

12. For how many years are Rani and Arjumand imprisoned under house arrest?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

13. What myth does the narrator suggest to replace the Islamic fundamentalist myth rammed down the people's throats by Raza Hyder?
(a) Liberty, fraternity, and justice.
(b) Islamic jurisprudence.
(c) Liberty, equality, and fraternity.
(d) Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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

15. For how long is Sufiya Zinobia chained up in the attic?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 20 months.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concept does Sufiya Zinobia know about but does not understand?

2. To where does the President dispatch a huge army when Iskander is elected Prime Minister?

3. What is Omar's medical specialty?

4. What is the name of the political party of which Iskander Harappa becomes the leader after the present government loses popularity?

5. For how long does Iskander Harappa, in his initial place of post-coup confinement, verbally assault Raza Hyder?

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