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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the narrator meet Rind?
(a) 2014.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2012.

2. In which city does Sikander secure a position after first coming to the United States?
(a) Trenton.
(b) Newark.
(c) New York City.
(d) Atlantic City.

3. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting as an executive of Rind’s foundation?
(a) Chelsea Clinton.
(b) Hillary Clinton.
(c) George Clinton.
(d) Bill Clinton.

4. The sentence “Deluded admonitions, however true; futile tenderness, however comforting” (120) offers examples of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Synecdoche.

5. In what month does the narrator report his car breaking down?
(a) November.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. What auto repair company does the narrator use to have his car fixed?

2. The comment that “Difficulty had been the flint stone against which her powers of analysis were sharpened” (xvi) offers an example of which of the following?

3. The term “zakat” refers to which of the following in the novel?

4. How much are the narrator’s shares in Rind’s investment company worth when he sells them?

5. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting as an executive of Rind’s foundation?

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