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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does Latif die?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) July.

2. In the comments about who “liked to spend out time yowling for a past that helped us not a whit, a past that only fortified our loftiest delusions and encouraged excuses instead of the work required of us if we were ever to catch up to the rest of the world” (29), the pronoun “we” refers to which of the following?
(a) Pre-partition Indians.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Minnesotans.
(d) Americans.

3. 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) Adams.
(b) Washington.
(c) Jefferson.
(d) Madison.

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

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

6. In what year does Fatima die?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2015.
(d) 2014.

7. How much money does Sikander lose at baccarat in Atlantic City?
(a) $10,000.
(b) $5,000.
(c) $7,500.
(d) $2,500.

8. The term “zamindar” refers to which of the following in the novel?
(a) Impoverished.
(b) Ennobled.
(c) Renting.
(d) Landowning.

9. In what year does Latif die?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1997.
(d) 1999.

10. The comment that “The Raj was the jewel in His Majesty’s crown” (27) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

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

12. What profession does Muzzammil follow?
(a) Street musician.
(b) Neurologist.
(c) Biochemist.
(d) Electrical engineer.

13. In what year does the narrator report winning a Pulitzer?
(a) 2013.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2014.

14. In what year do the narrator’s parents meet?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1962.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the character in the narrator’s play describe “something unexpected and unwelcome, a sense of pride” after the 11 September 2001 attacks (24)?

2. 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?

3. Whom does the narrator quote as saying “Never trust the artist. Trust the tale” (25)?

4. At what school did the narrator’s great aunt Asma teach?

5. In what hospital does Sikander examine Trump for Brugada syndrome?

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