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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Front Matter and Chapter I.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession had Sikander’s father held?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Imam.
(c) Physician.
(d) Laborer.

2. The comment about “his ceaselessly shifting emotions, his evasions and avowals and disavowals, the steady shedding of his civility” (14) offers examples of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Rhyme.
(c) Anaphora.
(d) Alliteration.

3. How much money does Sikander lose at baccarat in Atlantic City?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $7,500.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $5,000.

4. In what year is the narrator born?
(a) 1973.
(b) 1970.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1971.

5. In what year does Sikander sit for a real estate investment seminar?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1981.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that “Difficulty had been the flint stone against which her powers of analysis were sharpened” (xvi) offers an example of which of the following?

2. Of which of the following did the Akhtars have framed photos from travel?

3. What time is Trump’s appointment with Sikander?

4. To which of the following did Sikander take his family camping?

5. In what year does Sikander last meet Trump?

(see the answer key)

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