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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five: Chapter VIII and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what grade is the narrator in 1979?
(a) Fourth.
(b) Second.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Third.

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

3. In what year does the narrator note Malala received a Nobel prize?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2014.
(c) 2013.
(d) 2012.

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

5. Which of the following countries is represented among the medical students who observe the narrator’s treatment for syphilis?
(a) Ecuador.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Nicaragua.
(d) Colombia.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term “latrinalia” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

2. In what year does Sikander first meet Trump?

3. How much older than Trump is Sikander?

4. Which of the following institutions does the narrator report Asha attended?

5. What kind of pencil does the narrator report using for his initial dream exercise?

(see the answer key)

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