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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. In what year do the narrator’s parents meet?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1966.

2. 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)?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Grant.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Hayes.

3. Rooh Afza lassi is which of the following?
(a) A vanilla-flavored squash beverage.
(b) A rose-flavored squash beverage.
(c) A rose-flavored dairy beverage.
(d) An unflavored squash beverage.

4. In what state does Jacobs grow up?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Alabama.

5. At what time on Election Day does the narrator call his father?
(a) Half past ten at night.
(b) Half past three in the afternoon.
(c) Half past six in the evening.
(d) Half past noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which writer does the narrator remark “would not be surprised” at the ascent of Trump (23)?

2. In what location does the narrator meet Asha?

3. What make and model of car does the narrator report having break down on him?

4. Which of the following does the narrator call “the last of [his mother’s] edible pleasures” (217)?

5. Who is President of the United States when “Overture: To America” begins?

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