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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1 Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Chand Mohammad sell to Omar?
(a) A block of ice.
(b) A dirty magazine.
(c) A leather satchel.
(d) A copy of the Qur'an.

2. Who has a powerful effect on Omar when seen through his telescope?
(a) Farah Zoroaster.
(b) Yakoob Balloch.
(c) Maulana Dawood.
(d) Eduardo Rodrigues.

3. Where does Omar believe Hell is located?
(a) In the East.
(b) Overhead.
(c) All around us.
(d) Beneath the earth.

4. Besides Omar, who is Eduardo Rodrigues' best student in the town of Q?
(a) Farah Zoroaster.
(b) Babar Khayyam.
(c) Hermann Gadegger.
(d) Chand Mohammad.

5. What does Omar's 12th birthday request do to his mothers?
(a) Individuate them.
(b) Speak for the first time in years.
(c) Stop fighting.
(d) Bring them to agreement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose execution does the narrator mention while visiting his poet friend who lives in Karachi?

2. What is the name the Shakil sisters give to their house?

3. How many male servants remain in the Shakil sisters' house?

4. What word best describes Omar's feeling towards life?

5. For how long is Omar imprisoned in the house of the Shakil sisters?

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