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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. Which of the following invitations to speak about his play does the narrator report refusing?
(a) Larry King’s show.
(b) Bill Maher’s show.
(c) David Letterman’s show.
(d) Bill Nye’s show.

2. How much does the narrator report paying for transcripts of the depositions in Rind’s investment company’s court case?
(a) $9,700.
(b) $7,300.
(c) $8,100.
(d) $8,900.

3. The term “zakat” refers to which of the following in the novel?
(a) Money to be distributed to the poor.
(b) Money to be given to the state.
(c) Money to be invested in stocks.
(d) Money to be put into savings.

4. The comment about “the disgusting social and military project that would come to bloom in Syria and Iraq like toxic desert dogbane” (77) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Simile.
(d) Conceit.

5. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting at Rind’s foundation events?
(a) Huma Abedin.
(b) Hafsa Hossein.
(c) Elif Shafak.
(d) Mariam Meriha.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting as an executive of Rind’s foundation?

3. What color hijab does Ramla Awan wear?

4. Which of the following does the narrator use to describe his own skin tone (194)?

5. Which of the following does the narrator report attended his play?

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