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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Chapters VI and VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The term “latrinalia” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Old Roman words.
(b) Toilet paper.
(c) Indoor plumbing.
(d) Bathroom writing.

3. In what hospital does Sikander examine Trump for Brugada syndrome?
(a) Mayo Clinic.
(b) Bethlehem.
(c) St. Jude’s.
(d) Mount Sinai.

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)?
(a) A “surge.”
(b) A “swelling.”
(c) A “blush.”
(d) A “throbbing.”

5. What time is Trump’s appointment with Sikander?
(a) Nine in the morning.
(b) Eight in the evening.
(c) Six in the evening.
(d) Eight in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. What libation does Emily give the narrator that she has received from Rind?

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

3. What award does the narrator note his play receives?

4. On what day of the week does the narrator’s car break down?

5. What High Renaissance artist does the narrator invoke when describing “the expression [he] saw on Asha’s face [as] one of tenderness” (193)?

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