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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What about Omar makes Farah incapable of returning his love?
(a) The rumors about his mothers.
(b) Something indefinable.
(c) His weight.
(d) His terrible acne.

2. For how many days, roughly, does Raza Hyder go without sleep in order to watch over the refugees?
(a) 16.
(b) 20.
(c) 12.
(d) 18.

3. What do Omar's mothers do during the years in which they nurse him?
(a) Physically fight constantly.
(b) Quibble over everything.
(c) Synchronize every action.
(d) Become mute.

4. What is the immediate result of Mahmoud's announcement that he is showing a double feature to both Hindus and Muslims?
(a) His theater is attended by only Muslims.
(b) His theater is overwhelmed by customers.
(c) His theater is attended by only Hindus.
(d) His theater is boycotted by everyone.

5. What do Omar's mothers insist that he must never feel?
(a) Pride.
(b) Curiousity.
(c) Shame.
(d) Anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long are the gates of the Shakil house sealed?

2. Who accompanies Omar's rescuer from the religious zealots?

3. What oddity does Eduardo Rodrigues carry with him when he first enters the town of Q?

4. What significant event happens to the girls at their coming-out party?

5. What is intended by Bilal to be draped over Omar's neck after his 12th birthday?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sindbad Mengal meet his fate?

2. Briefly, what is the generally accepted reason that the husbands in the Hyder family "secretly" visit their wives in common in the night?

3. How does Omar Khayyam describe himself to Iskander Harappa, as described at the end of Chapter 1?

4. What characterizes Bilquis' reaction to the Loo?

5. Describe the end of Bilquis' father's business.

6. What characterizes Omar Khayyam Shakil's early educational experiences?

7. How does Bilquis come to be accepted as a member of the Hyder family?

8. What are the important nuances of the word "sharam" that are not carried over into the English "shame"?

9. Why are the children of the British colonials sent back to England after the age of eight to continue their educations?

10. Why is Raza Hyder's military victory so greatly lauded throughout Pakistan?

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