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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what phrase does Sufiya Zinobia respond to the bridal advice given to her by her mother on the eve of her wedding?
(a) "I hate fish."
(b) "I hate the ocean."
(c) "Will there be cake?"
(d) "Men are smelly."

2. Of whom does Omar dream the night that Sufiya Zinobia is taken to the hospital?
(a) Farah Zoroaster.
(b) His mothers.
(c) Maulana Dawood.
(d) Eduardo Rodrigues.

3. How does the narrator state that Pakistan's women are restrained?
(a) By veils.
(b) By men.
(c) By chains.
(d) By society.

4. What alone unites Rani and Arjumand during their shared house arrest?
(a) Never crying.
(b) Always crying.
(c) Missing Iskander.
(d) Hating Raza Hyder.

5. For how long does Iskander Harappa, in his initial place of post-coup confinement, verbally assault Raza Hyder?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 90 minutes.
(c) 30 minutes.
(d) 47 minutes.

6. What incriminating evidence does Raza Hyder find in his mentally-retarded daughter's room?
(a) A bloody stone.
(b) A blood-stained burqa.
(c) A machete.
(d) A severed hand.

7. For what does the delusional Maulana Dawood dress after arriving in the new capital city?
(a) A wedding.
(b) The hajj.
(c) Death.
(d) Prayer.

8. Where is Iskander Harappa initially detained after the coup?
(a) A cell in Karachi.
(b) A house in Q.
(c) A cell in Islamabad.
(d) A house in Bagheeragali.

9. How many reasons does Raza Hyder give against the barbaric nature of Islamic law punishments?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 333.
(d) 0.

10. Whose cadaver is prominently depicted on the last of Rani's shawls?
(a) Iskander.
(b) Little Mir.
(c) Raza Hyder.
(d) Arjumand.

11. How many U.S. ambassadors does Iskander drive out of the country during his reign as Prime Minister?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

12. What is lurking deep within Sufiya Zinobia?
(a) A Monster.
(b) A Beast.
(c) A Genius.
(d) An Angel.

13. Which ignominious title does Haroun Harappa receive from the Hyder women preparing Naveed for her wedding?
(a) Sheep-lover.
(b) Garlic breath.
(c) Potato face.
(d) Bookworm.

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

15. What ghost perches itself on Raza Hyder's left shoulder after the hanging of Iskander Harappa?
(a) Little Mir Harappa.
(b) Maulana Dawood.
(c) Iskander Harappa.
(d) Shaggy Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose lifestyle does Haroun Harappa emulate while growing up?

2. How many fish do Omar and Raza catch on their fishing trip?

3. What motto appears on Iskander's campaign posters?

4. Which military man arrives to arrest Iskander Harappa when the coup is pulled off?

5. What is the name of the 16-year-old Londoner of whom the narrator initially conceives?

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