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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 would happen to a realistic book about Pakistan, according to the narrator?
(a) It would be banned.
(b) It would be the object of laughter.
(c) It would be ignored.
(d) It would be praised.

2. 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 boycotted by everyone.
(b) His theater is overwhelmed by customers.
(c) His theater is attended by only Hindus.
(d) His theater is attended by only Muslims.

3. What is Omar called by the two religious zealots?
(a) The Fruit of Evil.
(b) The Salt of the Earth.
(c) The Angels' Blessed.
(d) The Devil's seed.

4. By how many breasts is Omar nourished?
(a) Two.
(b) Eight.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

5. What is a dupatta?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A body-wrap.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A head-covering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Omar strictly limit his sleep at night?

2. What nickname is given to Raza Hyder after his sole military victory?

3. How is Omar initially received by the student body of the school he attends?

4. How many male servants remain in the Shakil sisters' house?

5. What is the name of Bilquis' first daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Raza Hyder and Maulana Dawood come to trust one another immediately?

2. What effect does voyeurism-by-proxy have on Omar's mothers, and what is possibly the consequence of this effect?

3. Why is Raza Hyder sent to the Needle Valley?

4. What is the political atmosphere in Delhi prior to the destruction of Bilquis' father's business?

5. Of what sort of development is Omar Khayyam Shakil deprived in his formative years?

6. What is guaranteed to the Shakil sisters by the installation of their dumb-waiter?

7. How is Bilquis' father's business ruined?

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

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

10. What vice does Omar discern in Farah immediately before hypnotizing her, and how?

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