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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. At which of the following schools does the narrator remark Bork taught?
(a) Georgetown.
(b) Harvard.
(c) Yale.
(d) American University.

5. To what agency does Rind ascribe the ascent of the Western world over the Islamic?
(a) The army.
(b) The corporation.
(c) The church.
(d) The proletariat.

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

7. Which of the following does the narrator report attended his play?
(a) Hillary Clinton.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Chelsea Clinton.
(d) George Clinton.

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

9. In what month does the narrator report his car breaking down?
(a) October.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) November.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. Where does the narrator report that Rind’s father first tried to open a mosque?

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

4. How much money does Fatima leave to the narrator upon her death?

5. Which of the following is the name of Rind’s investment company?

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