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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapters II and III.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following refers to Moroni as “the finest mind of her generation” (xiii)?
(a) Norman O’Brien.
(b) Norman O. Brown.
(c) Doc Brown.
(d) Norman Mailer.

2. The term “paaya” refers to which of the following?
(a) Cold broth.
(b) Hoof stew.
(c) Shredded beef.
(d) Pickled feet.

3. Of which of the following did the Akhtars have framed photos from travel?
(a) The Kennedys’ birthplace.
(b) The Trumps’ birthplace.
(c) The Clintons’ birthplace.
(d) The Roosevelts’ birthplace.

4. 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) Metonymy.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Simile.
(d) Hyperbole.

5. Outside which town does the driver Naseem hires live?
(a) Hasan Abdal.
(b) Islamabad.
(c) Wah Cantt.
(d) Taxila.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In which city does Latif secure a position after first coming to the United States?

3. In what year is the narrator born?

4. In what year does Sikander last meet Trump?

5. Which of the following is the name of Muzzammil’s wife?

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