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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. How much money does Fatima leave to the narrator upon her death?
(a) $0.
(b) $150,000.
(c) $75,000.
(d) $300,000.

2. How long is the letter Moroni writes the narrator following the 11 September 2001 attacks (xvi)?
(a) 10 pages.
(b) 1 page.
(c) 2 pages.
(d) 5 pages.

3. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting at Rind’s foundation events?
(a) Hafsa Hossein.
(b) Huma Abedin.
(c) Elif Shafak.
(d) Mariam Meriha.

4. The term “zamindar” refers to which of the following in the novel?
(a) Landowning.
(b) Ennobled.
(c) Renting.
(d) Impoverished.

5. To what agency does Rind ascribe the ascent of the Western world over the Islamic?
(a) The proletariat.
(b) The corporation.
(c) The church.
(d) The army.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The comment that “he felt something strange in his chest, like a pounding on a distant drum” (7) offers an example of which of the following?

3. In what year does the narrator report winning a Pulitzer?

4. In what year does Fatima die?

5. What award does Sikander win for a second time after ending his real estate endeavors?

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