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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. The phrase “sweet and clean, like mountain water” (184) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

2. What libation does Emily give the narrator that she has received from Rind?
(a) Woodford Reserve.
(b) Elijah Craig.
(c) William Larue Weller.
(d) Pappy Van Winkle.

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

4. What award does Sikander win for a second time after ending his real estate endeavors?
(a) First Place.
(b) Investigator of the Year.
(c) Father of the Year.
(d) Lifetime Achievement.

5. How much debt does the narrator remark he is carrying when he puts his car in for repair in Scranton?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $0.
(d) $50,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is the initial estimate for the repair to the narrator’s car in Scranton?

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

3. The comment that “The Raj was the jewel in His Majesty’s crown” (27) offers an example of which of the following?

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

5. To whom does the narrator ascribe the comments in his play that seem to praise or justify the 11 September 2001 attacks?

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