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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which ignominious title does Haroun Harappa receive from the Hyder women preparing Naveed for her wedding?
(a) Potato face.
(b) Sheep-lover.
(c) Bookworm.
(d) Garlic breath.

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

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

5. How many children does Naveed bear Talvar Ulhaq?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 7.
(d) 27.

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

7. What is lurking deep within Sufiya Zinobia?
(a) A Beast.
(b) A Monster.
(c) A Genius.
(d) An Angel.

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

9. Into what new organization of his own creation does Iskander Harappa make Talvar Ulhaq the head?
(a) The Federal Defense Force.
(b) The Federal Security Forces.
(c) The National Department of Defense.
(d) The Security Forces of Pakistan.

10. How many fish do Omar and Raza catch on their fishing trip?
(a) 20.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

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

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

13. 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) 2.
(d) 8.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the title of the play that the narrator and three friends from Pakistan see in London?

4. What does Iskander Harappa, while imprisoned, begin to chew in the absence of his cigars?

5. By what name does Bilquis call Sufiya Zinobia?

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