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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Chapters VI and VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that “The Raj was the jewel in His Majesty’s crown” (27) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Analogy.

2. How much does Asha pay for a session with her psychic?
(a) $50.
(b) $100.
(c) $60.
(d) $75.

3. How large a stone is on the ring the narrator buys to propose to Asha?
(a) One-half carat.
(b) One and a half carats.
(c) One carat.
(d) Two carats.

4. At which of the following does the narrator procure a cross?
(a) Salvation Army.
(b) Red Cross.
(c) Oxfam.
(d) Mercy Corps.

5. The comment that “The Prophet’s Safiya was supposedly a very beautiful woman, which is not exactly what I would have said of the Safiya I knew, at least not before saying other things about her” (55) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metonymy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How high a fever does the narrator report running when he dreams of Muhammad in Punjab?

2. What lines does the narrator report taking into his play (50)?

3. The comment about “the disgusting social and military project that would come to bloom in Syria and Iraq like toxic desert dogbane” (77) offers an example of which of the following?

4. What libation does Emily give the narrator that she has received from Rind?

5. At which of the following schools does the narrator remark Bork taught?

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