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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the investigating agent who asks the narrator about Rind’s investment company?
(a) Watkinson.
(b) Walter.
(c) Waller.
(d) Watkins.

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

3. What make and model of car does the narrator report having break down on him?
(a) Lincoln Town Car.
(b) Saab 900.
(c) Audi 5000.
(d) Chevy Impala.

4. Which of the following trains does the narrator note not wanting to take?
(a) The 1.
(b) The Q.
(c) The 2.
(d) The A.

5. What is the name of the narrator’s deceased older brother?
(a) Atef.
(b) Imtiaz.
(c) Danyal.
(d) Yusuf.

6. Which of the following does the narrator use to describe his own skin tone (194)?
(a) Burnished bronze.
(b) Tarnished-penny.
(c) Pekoe and turmeric.
(d) Steamed cinnamon.

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

8. 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?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Simile.
(d) Analogy.

9. How much are the narrator’s shares in Rind’s investment company worth when he sells them?
(a) $2.40.
(b) $16.
(c) $5.
(d) $22.

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

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

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

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

14. Which of the following polka artists does the narrator note his mother dislikes?
(a) Al Yankovic.
(b) Jimmy Sturr.
(c) Brave Combo.
(d) Romy Gosz.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting at Rind’s foundation events?

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

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

4. How long does the narrator report being in a relationship with Asha?

5. About which of the following groups does the narrator’s taxi driver in Scranton wax nostalgic?

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