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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The sentence “Deluded admonitions, however true; futile tenderness, however comforting” (120) offers examples of which of the following?
(a) Synecdoche.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Anaphora.

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

4. Which of the following does the narrator footnote as a Muslim hygienic practice?
(a) Hairless chins.
(b) Hairy chests.
(c) Hairless armpits.
(d) Hairless legs.

5. Which of the following countries is represented among the medical students who observe the narrator’s treatment for syphilis?
(a) Burkina Faso.
(b) NIger.
(c) Cote d'Ivoire.
(d) Ghana.

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

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

8. Which of the following countries is represented among the medical students who observe the narrator’s treatment for syphilis?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Nicaragua.
(c) Colombia.
(d) Ecuador.

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

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

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

12. Which of the following is the name of Rind’s investment company?
(a) Avasina Associates.
(b) Riaz & Co.
(c) Latif Wealth Management.
(d) Haifa Holdings.

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

14. How much money does the narrator note receiving from selling his shares in Rind’s investment company?
(a) $5 million.
(b) $7.5 million.
(c) $2.5 million.
(d) $1 million.

15. To which name does the narrator report his uncle Shafat changes his own?
(a) Mark.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Luke.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of gloves does the narrator wear to the emergency room?

2. What is the name of the narrator’s deceased older brother?

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

4. How much are the narrator’s shares in Rind’s investment company worth when he sells them?

5. How much debt does the narrator remark he is carrying when he puts his car in for repair in Scranton?

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