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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. The term “paaya” refers to which of the following?
(a) Shredded beef.
(b) Hoof stew.
(c) Cold broth.
(d) Pickled feet.

2. How much does Asha pay for a session with her psychic?
(a) $100.
(b) $75.
(c) $50.
(d) $60.

3. Which of the following institutions does the narrator report Asha attended?
(a) Texas Southern University.
(b) University of St. Thomas.
(c) University of Houston.
(d) Rice University.

4. In the comments “Sure, fine, yes, they had perpetrated evil and enslavement in their endless plunder of the Indian motherland since the early 1600s—but so what? Were we robots? Did we have to keep repeating the violence” (28), the pronoun “we” refers to which of the following?
(a) Americans.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Minnesotans.
(d) Pre-partition Indians.

5. What position does Sikander take on after ending his real estate endeavors?
(a) Professor emeritus.
(b) Professor of clinical cardiology.
(c) Professor of clinical psychology.
(d) Private practice physician.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the narrator note Malala received a Nobel prize?

2. How much money does Fatima leave to the narrator upon her death?

3. For which of his cousins do the narrator’s parents worry on 11 September 2001?

4. Which of the following is among the books Asma gives the narrator?

5. To what agency does Rind ascribe the ascent of the Western world over the Islamic?

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