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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How high a fever does the narrator report running when he dreams of Muhammad in Punjab?
(a) 105.
(b) 104.
(c) 103.
(d) 102.

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

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

5. How much debt does the narrator remark he is carrying when he puts his car in for repair in Scranton?
(a) $0.
(b) $25,000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $50,000.

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

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

8. Near what water is the resort the narrator reports his parents visit?
(a) Finger Lakes.
(b) Lake Champlain.
(c) Great Lakes.
(d) Lake Pontchartrain.

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

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

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

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

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

14. The term “latrinalia” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Bathroom writing.
(b) Indoor plumbing.
(c) Old Roman words.
(d) Toilet paper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the narrator report paying for transcripts of the depositions in Rind’s investment company’s court case?

2. Which of the following institutions does the narrator report Asha attended?

3. 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?

4. Which of the following trains does the narrator note not wanting to take?

5. The phrase “sweet and clean, like mountain water” (184) offers an example of which of the following?

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