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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gibreel feel is holding him at Rosa's house?
(a) Her strong personality.
(b) Her stories.
(c) Her black magic.
(d) Her pitiful condition.

2. What is Saladin's explanation for their survival?
(a) That it was nothing out of the ordinary
(b) That they were lucky
(c) That God was with them
(d) That it is all a dream

3. What is Gibreel wearing when he comes down Rosa's stairs to see what is going on?
(a) A white tuxedo
(b) A maroon smoking jacket and jodhpurs
(c) A white bed sheet
(d) A bathrobe and fuzzy slippers

4. Where is Gibreel planning to go in London?
(a) To Trafalgar Square
(b) To Buchingham Palace
(c) To find Saladin
(d) To see Allie

5. What verses does Mahound receive in meeting with Gibreel?
(a) The Satanic verses, accepting Lat, Uzza, and Manat
(b) The verses condemning Abu Simbel and hind
(c) Verses to answer Baal's satires
(d) The Archangel Verses direct from Allah

6. How does Osman make his living?
(a) As a poet
(b) As a water bearer
(c) As a soldier
(d) As a clown

7. What difficulty does Gibreel have in getting out of Rosa's house?
(a) He trips on the stairs.
(b) His legs are unsteady.
(c) Rosa wakes up and holds onto him.
(d) He cannot unlock the door.

8. After the phone call, who arrives at Rosa's house?
(a) The police come to arrest Saladin.
(b) The TV stations send out their camera crews.
(c) The airline representative comes to interview Rosa.
(d) The mayor of London comes to see Gibreel.

9. How does Hind say he got there?
(a) She had him arrested and brought to her.
(b) She drugged him and brought him home.
(c) She found him unconscious in the street.
(d) She seduced him with liquour.

10. Why do the people reject Mirza Saeed's offer to build liters for them to ride in to Mecca?
(a) Because the Archangel said they were to walk
(b) Because there is not enough time to build them
(c) Because they cannot accept anything from an unbeliever
(d) Because Aeysha forbids it

11. What fills the zamindar, Mirza Saeed Akhtar, with lust as he stands on the veranda of his house?
(a) A girl who is eating on his lawn and attracting the chameleon butterflies
(b) The Empress Hind doing a sensual dance
(c) His wife, Mishal, taking her morning bath in the fountain
(d) The ghost of Rekha dancing on his lawn

12. Where does Rosa tell Gibreel she went as a young bride?
(a) The Caribbean
(b) Argentina
(c) Brazil
(d) India

13. What does Mishal tell her husband about the girl?
(a) That her name is Aeysha
(b) That she comes from Mecca
(c) That she has six fingers on one hand
(d) That she has relatives in the village

14. What is Khalid's explanation for the Satanic verses?
(a) That Mahound was forced to say good things about Lat.
(b) That Mahound was testing their loyalty.
(c) That Mahound had brought the devil so they could recongize him.
(d) That Mahound was under the influence of Hind's drugs.

15. Where does Mahound go after he leaves Hind's chambers?
(a) To find his uncle.
(b) Back up Mount Cone.
(c) To get a drink from the well of Zamzam.
(d) To his seventy year old wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the police come for Saladin?

2. Who tells Abu Simbel that a poet's work is to shape the world?

3. How does Gibreel finally manage to pin Mahound down in the wrestling match?

4. Who does Saladin think the old woman with the cane is?

5. What is Saladin holding up when he appears in Rosa's hallway?

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