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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much is the initial estimate for the repair to the narrator’s car in Scranton?
(a) $1,700.
(b) $3,300.
(c) $2,500.
(d) $900.

2. For which of his cousins do the narrator’s parents worry on 11 September 2001?
(a) Ibrahim.
(b) Yasmin.
(c) Ayesha.
(d) Mustafa.

3. What kind of gloves does the narrator wear to the emergency room?
(a) Gardening.
(b) Nitrile.
(c) Welding.
(d) Boxing.

4. What make and model of car does the narrator report having break down on him?
(a) Saab 900.
(b) Audi 5000.
(c) Chevy Impala.
(d) Lincoln Town Car.

5. The phrase “his laugh like a witch’s cackle” (202) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Metaphor.

6. What chemical does the narrator report in a footnote is found in the water of Zamzam?
(a) Cyanide.
(b) Chlorine.
(c) Fluoride.
(d) Arsenic.

7. What investment company does Rind found in which the narrator invests?
(a) Riaz & Co.
(b) Haifa Holdings.
(c) Atwan Associates.
(d) Timur Capital.

8. The sentence “The personal theme for the period ahead was embodiment; if life was a school, it was time to take the curriculum” (185) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Simile.

9. Which of the following medications does the narrator’s mother use to ease the pain of her terminal cancer?
(a) Codeine.
(b) Demerol.
(c) Tylenol III.
(d) Fentanyl.

10. What day of the week does the narrator note was 11 September 2001?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

11. What auto repair company does the narrator use to have his car fixed?
(a) Marek Auto Repair.
(b) Scranton Engine Works.
(c) Clark’s Summit Garage.
(d) Alamo Paint and Body.

12. Which of the following trains does the narrator note not wanting to take?
(a) The 1.
(b) The Q.
(c) The A.
(d) The 2.

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

14. Which of the following does the narrator report attended his play?
(a) Aziz Ansari.
(b) Atef Haifa.
(c) Yusuf Islam.
(d) Salman Rushdie.

15. Which of the following institutions does the narrator report Asha attended?
(a) Loyola University.
(b) University of St. Francis.
(c) DePaul University.
(d) University of Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For which of the following is Asha working when the narrator meets her?

3. To how high an interest rate is the narrator forced to agree in the repair shop in Scranton?

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

5. Where does the narrator note having first met Jacobs?

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