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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At what age does Omar win a scholarship to the best medical school in Karachi?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.
2. What is the name of Bilquis' first daughter?
(a) Zinobia Duniyazad.
(b) Sufiya Zinobia.
(c) Runi Humayun Hyder.
(d) Duniyazad Begum.
3. What is the name of the Harappa family estate where Rani Harappa lives?
(a) Avicennuh.
(b) Nishapur.
(c) Kichari.
(d) Mohenjo.
4. What significant action does Omar do to Farah before leaving her father's customs post?
(a) Beat her.
(b) Insult her.
(c) Paint her hands.
(d) Hypnotize her.
5. What is Omar called by the two religious zealots?
(a) The Fruit of Evil.
(b) The Angels' Blessed.
(c) The Salt of the Earth.
(d) The Devil's seed.
Short Answer Questions
1. What sort of story does the narrator claim to be writing, instead of a realistic novel?
2. How old is Sufiya Zinobia when her family moves to Q?
3. What is the name of Rani Humayun's daughter?
4. What happens to the narrator's poet friend in Karachi by the time Rushdie returns to London?
5. Which of the following languages does Omar not master on his own?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sindbad Mengal meet his fate?
2. What are the lasting effects of Omar's birthday request upon his mothers?
3. Why are the children of the British colonials sent back to England after the age of eight to continue their educations?
4. What characterizes Bilquis' reaction to the Loo?
5. What are the important nuances of the word "sharam" that are not carried over into the English "shame"?
6. What is guaranteed to the Shakil sisters by the installation of their dumb-waiter?
7. Why is Raza Hyder's military victory so greatly lauded throughout Pakistan?
8. In what idea do Raza and Bilquis put an undue amount of faith, and why is this a troublesome belief?
9. Describe the end of Bilquis' father's business.
10. How does Raza Hyder describe his courtship of Bilquis?
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