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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. Whom does the narrator quote as saying “Never trust the artist. Trust the tale” (25)?
(a) Thomas Hardy.
(b) T.E. Lawrence.
(c) George Eliot.
(d) D.H. Lawrence.

2. Which of the following does Sikander give as a reason Trump was a preferable candidate for office?
(a) Greater freedom of travel.
(b) More compassion.
(c) Lower taxes.
(d) Lower taxes.

3. Of which of the following did the Akhtars have framed photos from travel?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) Monticello.
(c) Locust Grove.
(d) Fallingwater.

4. Which of the following invitations to speak about his play does the narrator report refusing?
(a) The Daily Show.
(b) Fox and Friends.
(c) Nightline.
(d) Sesame Street.

5. In what year did Muzzammil immigrate to the San Diego area?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1974.
(d) 1976.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which vice-president does the narrator compare Latif?

2. What award does Sikander win for a second time after ending his real estate endeavors?

3. In what year do the narrator’s parents meet?

4. How does the character in the narrator’s play describe “something unexpected and unwelcome, a sense of pride” after the 11 September 2001 attacks (24)?

5. In what year does Sikander last meet Trump?

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