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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what does Iskander Harappa feed, as his daughter Arjumand realizes at age 23?
(a) The people.
(b) His enemies.
(c) His women.
(d) His failures.

3. What does Iskander Harappa, while imprisoned, begin to chew in the absence of his cigars?
(a) Toothpicks.
(b) Chewing gum.
(c) Pine kernels.
(d) Betel-nuts.

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

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

6. While in the body of a 19-year-old, what age is Sufiya Zinobia mentally?
(a) 6 and a half.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 8 and a half.

7. How many of Atiyah's turkeys does Sufiya Zinobia slaughter with her bare hands?
(a) 2014.
(b) 42.
(c) 218.
(d) 192.

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. What ghost perches itself on Raza Hyder's left shoulder after the hanging of Iskander Harappa?
(a) Iskander Harappa.
(b) Maulana Dawood.
(c) Shaggy Dog.
(d) Little Mir Harappa.

15. In what city does Haroun Harappa hijack an aircraft?
(a) Q.
(b) Islamabad.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Karachi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of whom does Omar dream the night that Sufiya Zinobia is taken to the hospital?

2. Whose cadaver is prominently depicted on the last of Rani's shawls?

3. What alone unites Rani and Arjumand during their shared house arrest?

4. From what physical malady is Iskander Harappa suffering immediately before he is arrested by the military coup?

5. At what age does walking become agonizing for Omar Khayyam Shakil?

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