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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Raza Hyder's military rank upon the opening of Chapter 7?
(a) Major.
(b) Brigadier General.
(c) Colonel.
(d) Lieutenant Colonel.

2. What is the title of the play that the narrator and three friends from Pakistan see in London?
(a) Julius Caesar.
(b) Danton's Death.
(c) All's Well that Ends Well.
(d) Les Miserables.

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

4. Out of what movie does Iskander copy a scene when addressing a large crowd?
(a) Alexander the Great.
(b) Julius Caesar.
(c) Ben Hur.
(d) Mad Max.

5. By what name does Bilquis call Sufiya Zinobia?
(a) Shame.
(b) Chili pepper.
(c) Shameless.
(d) Disappointment.

6. How is the Supreme Court split on Iskander Harappa's death sentence?
(a) 4-3.
(b) 7-0.
(c) 5-2.
(d) 6-1.

7. Which of the following is NOT used as an analogy for sex by the Hyder women preparing Naveed for her wedding?
(a) A camel.
(b) A rocket.
(c) An eel.
(d) A sikh kabab.

8. To where does the President dispatch a huge army when Iskander is elected Prime Minister?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Eastern Pakistan.
(c) India.
(d) Iran.

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

10. In how many wrestling matches does Raza Hyder participate in order to restore his troops' morale?
(a) 151.
(b) 111.
(c) 101.
(d) 76.

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

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

13. Against what unclean animal does Dawood persuade Raza Hyder to launch a campaign?
(a) Shellfish.
(b) Turkeys.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Pigs.

14. In what city does Haroun Harappa hijack an aircraft?
(a) Islamabad.
(b) Karachi.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Q.

15. Which of the following is NOT involved in the coup against Raza Hyder that is prematurely unveiled?
(a) Tughlak.
(b) Shuja.
(c) Ulhaq.
(d) Omar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the ghost of Iskander Harappa quote to Raza Hyder?

2. Which ignominious title does Haroun Harappa receive from the Hyder women preparing Naveed for her wedding?

3. How many years have passed within the story from the end of Chapter 6 to the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What alone unites Rani and Arjumand during their shared house arrest?

5. What is lurking deep within Sufiya Zinobia?

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