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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five: Chapter VIII and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term “zakat” refers to which of the following in the novel?
(a) Money to be put into savings.
(b) Money to be given to the state.
(c) Money to be distributed to the poor.
(d) Money to be invested in stocks.

2. Which of the following medications does the narrator’s mother use to ease the pain of her terminal cancer?
(a) Tylenol III.
(b) Vicodin.
(c) Fentanyl.
(d) Codeine.

3. The phrase “his laugh like a witch’s cackle” (202) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

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

5. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting at Rind’s foundation events?
(a) Hasan Minhaj.
(b) Ramy Youssef.
(c) Zayn Malik.
(d) Sami Sleiman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator report attended his play?

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

3. Which of the following does the narrator’s uncle Naseem cite “as proof of his point about the fundamental military basis of great leadership” (76)?

4. In what year does Sikander sit for a real estate investment seminar?

5. Which of the following does the narrator’s uncle Naseem cite “as proof of his point about the fundamental military basis of great leadership” (76)?

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