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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the name of Muzzammil’s wife?
(a) Safiya.
(b) Asha.
(c) Fatima.
(d) Anjum.

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

3. What admonition does Moroni offer the narrator in her letter to him following the 11 September 2001 attacks (xvi)?
(a) “Don’t let the jerks get you down.”
(b) “Use the difficulty; make it your own.”
(c) “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
(d) “An ye harm none, do what you will.”

4. Whom does the narrator quote as saying “Never trust the artist. Trust the tale” (25)?
(a) George Eliot.
(b) D.H. Lawrence.
(c) T.E. Lawrence.
(d) Thomas Hardy.

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

6. Of which of the following did the Akhtars have framed photos from travel?
(a) The Clintons’ birthplace.
(b) The Trumps’ birthplace.
(c) The Kennedys’ birthplace.
(d) The Roosevelts’ birthplace.

7. In which city was the narrator on Election Day 2016?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Houston.

8. In what year does Sikander sit for a real estate investment seminar?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1982.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1984.

9. To which of the following did Sikander take his family camping?
(a) The Davis Mountains.
(b) The Adirondacks.
(c) The Tetons.
(d) The Appalachians.

10. What meal did Sikander have with Trump at Fresco by Scotto?
(a) Lasagna.
(b) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(c) Linguini alfredo.
(d) Veal parmigiana.

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

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

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

14. Which of the following does the narrator’s uncle Naseem cite “as proof of his point about the fundamental military basis of great leadership” (76)?
(a) Washington.
(b) Adams.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Madison.

15. Which of the following invitations to speak about his play does the narrator report refusing?
(a) The Daily Show.
(b) Fox and Friends.
(c) Sesame Street.
(d) Nightline.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the novel, how is it reported that Trump prefers his steaks?

2. In which city does Sikander secure a position after first coming to the United States?

3. In what month does Latif die?

4. In what year does Sikander first meet Trump?

5. How long is the letter Moroni writes the narrator following the 11 September 2001 attacks (xvi)?

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