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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. In what color does Rani embroider the shawl depicting the rampant corruption allowed by Iskander during his reign?
(a) Green.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) White.

2. For how long does Iskander Harappa, in his initial place of post-coup confinement, verbally assault Raza Hyder?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 30 minutes.
(c) 47 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

3. At what hospital is Omar named senior consultant in the new capital?
(a) Mount Hira Hospital.
(b) Islamabad Regional Hospital.
(c) North Mengal Hospital.
(d) Mount Quatta Hospital.

4. What does Sufiya Zinobia discover in Omar's bed in the morning after Shahbanou sleeps with him?
(a) A damp patch.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A fish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What concept does Sufiya Zinobia know about but does not understand?

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

3. Which of the following is NOT involved in the coup against Raza Hyder that is prematurely unveiled?

4. In how many wrestling matches does Raza Hyder participate in order to restore his troops' morale?

5. What is Raza Hyder's military rank upon the opening of Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Iskander Harappa rise to power?

2. What is revealed by Rani Harappa's uncovering of the deceased Iskander's face?

3. How does Raza Hyder restore the morale of the deflated Pakistani army?

4. For what reasons does Arjumand Harappa develop an affection for Haroun Harappa?

5. Why does the narrator include the anecdote about seeing a London performance of Danton's Death?

6. What change takes place in Iskander Harappa at the age of 40, and why?

7. Why does the Pakistani man in London, referred to by the narrator at the beginning of Chapter 7, murder his own daughter?

8. How does Iskander Harappa bring his fate down upon his head after being arrested and imprisoned in Bagheeragali?

9. What becomes of Bilquis in her latter years?

10. How does Iskander Harappa finally die?

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