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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2 Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long is Omar imprisoned in the house of the Shakil sisters?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 8 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 12 years.

2. At what age does Hashmat Bibi die?
(a) 110.
(b) 120.
(c) 134.
(d) 97.

3. What does the narrator say is Sufiya Zinobia's relation to Omar?
(a) She is his wife.
(b) She is his cousin.
(c) She is his long-lost sister.
(d) She becomes his best friend.

4. What is the name of Bilquis' father's theater?
(a) The Excelsior Theater.
(b) The Loo.
(c) The Empire Theater.
(d) The Vinyl Theater.

5. Who returns to Q as Omar is leaving it for Karachi?
(a) Farah Zoroaster's father.
(b) Babar Khayyam.
(c) Farah Zoroaster.
(d) Eduardo Rodrigues.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Omar's mothers do during the years in which they nurse him?

2. What sort of story does the narrator claim to be writing, instead of a realistic novel?

3. What happens to the narrator's poet friend in Karachi by the time Rushdie returns to London?

4. What significant action does Omar do to Farah before leaving her father's customs post?

5. Who comes to Omar's aid when he is overwhelmed by the religious zealots?

(see the answer key)

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