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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Talvar Ulhaq's body does Sufiya Zinobia bite at the wedding ceremony?
(a) His neck.
(b) His chest.
(c) His leg.
(d) His arm.

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

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

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

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

6. At what event does Naveed Hyder first see Captain Talvar Ulhaq?
(a) A polo match.
(b) A social get-together.
(c) A cricket match.
(d) A wedding.

7. 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 poisoning them.
(d) By gassing the plane.

8. What alone unites Rani and Arjumand during their shared house arrest?
(a) Always crying.
(b) Never crying.
(c) Missing Iskander.
(d) Hating Raza Hyder.

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

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

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

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

13. What is Omar's medical specialty?
(a) Immunology.
(b) Circulatory systems.
(c) Respiration.
(d) General medicine.

14. Whose lifestyle does Haroun Harappa emulate while growing up?
(a) Iskander Harappa.
(b) Omar Khayyam Shakil.
(c) Little Mir Harappa.
(d) Raza Hyder.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many U.S. ambassadors does Iskander drive out of the country during his reign as Prime Minister?

2. How many shawls does Rani embroider during her house arrest?

3. How does the narrator state that Pakistan's women are restrained?

4. What does Sufiya Zinobia discover in Omar's bed in the morning after Shahbanou sleeps with him?

5. In what color does Rani embroider the shawl depicting the rampant corruption allowed by Iskander during his reign?

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