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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bilquis claim she is sewing when her husband inquires?
(a) Shrouds.
(b) Blankets.
(c) Curtains.
(d) Burqas.

2. What is Raza Hyder's military rank upon the opening of Chapter 7?
(a) Brigadier General.
(b) Major.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Lieutenant Colonel.

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

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

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

6. What motto appears on Iskander's campaign posters?
(a) "The New Man for the Next Century."
(b) "A New Direction for the New Century."
(c) "The New Century Needs New Leaders."
(d) "A New Man for a New Century."

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

8. Where is Sufiya Zinobia kept by Raza and Omar after being sedated by her husband?
(a) The attic.
(b) In the woods.
(c) Outside.
(d) Nishapur.

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

10. For what Western publication does Haroun Harappa write an article detailing his father's illicit behavior in Pakistan?
(a) The Guardian.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Time Magazine.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Iskander buried?

2. Which ignominious title does Haroun Harappa receive from the Hyder women preparing Naveed for her wedding?

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

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

5. What incriminating evidence does Raza Hyder find in his mentally-retarded daughter's room?

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