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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the fall, what happens to Saladin's breath?
(a) It smells like flowers.
(b) It becomes very bad like Gibreel's was before.
(c) Saladin no longer needs to breathe.
(d) It smells of burning wood.

2. What happens to Gibreel's breath after he falls to earth?
(a) It begins to smell like lilacs.
(b) It ceases to smell bad.
(c) It is knocked out of him.
(d) It gets worse than before.

3. Where are they as they are falling?
(a) Over the English Channel
(b) Over Paris, France
(c) Over the Indian Ocean
(d) Over Mecca

4. Who leaves Scandal Point with Salahuddin?
(a) Zeeny Vakil
(b) Gibreel
(c) Kasturba
(d) Nasreen

5. Who hits Jumpy over the head with an oar?
(a) Saladin
(b) Mimi
(c) Gibreel
(d) Pamela

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Gibreel doing that slows down their descent?

2. Why do the police come for Saladin?

3. What happens to the butterflies?

4. How does business suddenly boom at The Curtain?

5. What is Saladin Chamcha's reaction to waking up on the beach?

(see the answer key)

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