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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4 Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does Arjumand Harappa learn self-defense?
(a) 20.
(b) 12.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

2. What do Omar's mothers do during the years in which they nurse him?
(a) Synchronize every action.
(b) Become mute.
(c) Quibble over everything.
(d) Physically fight constantly.

3. Why does Omar strictly limit his sleep at night?
(a) He is afraid his mothers will sell him.
(b) He has unusual theories about rest and health.
(c) He is attempting to live nocturnally.
(d) He has regular nightmares.

4. What happens to the narrator's poet friend in Karachi by the time Rushdie returns to London?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He becomes famous for a poem he wrote.
(c) He is imprisoned.
(d) He is married.

5. What is the name of the 16-year-old Londoner of whom the narrator initially conceives?
(a) Anahita Muhammad.
(b) Ophelia Grey.
(c) Anna Karenina.
(d) Marie Duhatta.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what does Iskander Harappa feed, as his daughter Arjumand realizes at age 23?

2. For how long does Omar sleep at night?

3. What does Sufiya Zinobia discover in Omar's bed in the morning after Shahbanou sleeps with him?

4. What is the name of the political party of which Iskander Harappa becomes the leader after the present government loses popularity?

5. Which of the following is NOT used as an analogy for sex by the Hyder women preparing Naveed for her wedding?

(see the answer key)

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