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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The use of “Hollywood” to refer to the movie industry is an example of which of the following?
(a) Synecdoche.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

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

3. Where do the mittens the narrator wears after his syphilis treatment originate?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Denmark.
(c) Norway.
(d) Greenland.

4. In what state does Jacobs grow up?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Louisiana.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Alabama.

5. Which of the following euphemistic labels does the narrator apply to syphilis?
(a) The French Disease.
(b) The Private Problem.
(c) The Spanish Flu.
(d) The Great Pretender.

6. What is the name of the psychic Asha consults?
(a) Clio.
(b) Theresa.
(c) Shawnté.
(d) Nancy.

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

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

9. Which of the following does the narrator call “the last of [his mother’s] edible pleasures” (217)?
(a) Naan.
(b) Laddoo.
(c) Pakora.
(d) Ghee.

10. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting as an executive of Rind’s foundation?
(a) George Clinton.
(b) Chelsea Clinton.
(c) Bill Clinton.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

11. In what location does the narrator meet Asha?
(a) The Harvard Club.
(b) The Yale Club.
(c) The VFW.
(d) The Masonic Temple.

12. What kind of pencil does the narrator report using for his initial dream exercise?
(a) Dixon Ticonderoga.
(b) Staedtler Norica.
(c) Palomino ForestChoice.
(d) Bic Mechanical.

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

14. For which of the following is Asha working when the narrator meets her?
(a) ExxonMobil.
(b) Aramco.
(c) Texaco.
(d) BP.

15. What High Renaissance artist does the narrator invoke when describing “the expression [he] saw on Asha’s face [as] one of tenderness” (193)?
(a) Raphael.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Leonardo.
(d) Donatello.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting as an executive of Rind’s foundation?

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

5. At which of the following does the narrator procure a cross?

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