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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 does the narrator use to describe Asha’s skin tone (194)?
(a) Steamed cinnamon.
(b) Burnished bronze.
(c) Tarnished-penny.
(d) Pekoe and turmeric.

2. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting at Rind’s foundation events?
(a) Sami Sleiman.
(b) Ramy Youssef.
(c) Zayn Malik.
(d) Hasan Minhaj.

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

4. Which of the following flowers does the narrator report that Rind displays in his home?
(a) Scottish rose.
(b) Lily of the valley.
(c) Texas bluebonnet.
(d) Tartar thistle.

5. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting as an executive of Rind’s foundation?
(a) Jeff Bezos.
(b) Bill Gates.
(c) Elon Musk.
(d) Mark Zuckerberg.

6. How large a stone is on the ring the narrator buys to propose to Asha?
(a) One carat.
(b) One and a half carats.
(c) One-half carat.
(d) Two carats.

7. Where does the narrator report that Rind’s father moved after the death of his daughter?
(a) California.
(b) Nevada.
(c) New Mexico.
(d) Arizona.

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

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

10. In what year does the narrator meet Rind?
(a) 2011.
(b) 2013.
(c) 2012.
(d) 2014.

11. Which of the following words does Rind’s research indicate people in the United States associate with Islam (138)?
(a) Love.
(b) Sand.
(c) Death.
(d) Life.

12. Where is the narrator born?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) Milwaukee.

13. At which of the following does the narrator procure a cross?
(a) Salvation Army.
(b) Oxfam.
(c) Red Cross.
(d) Mercy Corps.

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

15. Whom does the narrator report is the Pulitzer-winning author of The Looming Tower?
(a) D.H. Richard.
(b) Lawrence Wright.
(c) D.H. Lawrence.
(d) Richard Wright.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Near which of the following does the narrator don a cross?

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

5. At which of the following schools does the narrator remark Bork taught?

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