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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. At what school did the narrator’s great aunt Asma teach?
(a) Stanford University.
(b) University of Connecticut.
(c) University of Vermont.
(d) Brown University.

2. Which writer does the narrator remark “would not be surprised” at the ascent of Trump (23)?
(a) De Tocqueville.
(b) Dumas.
(c) De Sade.
(d) Hugo.

3. In what year does the narrator report starting to write the book?
(a) 2015.
(b) 2017.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2018.

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

5. What investment company does Rind found in which the narrator invests?
(a) Riaz & Co.
(b) Timur Capital.
(c) Atwan Associates.
(d) Haifa Holdings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following medications does the narrator’s mother use to ease the pain of her terminal cancer?

2. Which of the following countries is represented among the medical students who observe the narrator’s treatment for syphilis?

3. Which of the following phrases does the narrator use to describe Trump’s ascendancy (23)?

4. How long does the narrator report being in a relationship with Asha?

5. Near what water is the resort the narrator reports his parents visit?

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