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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does the narrator report Asha’s father became a citizen of the United States?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1987.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. For which of his cousins do the narrator’s parents worry on 11 September 2001?

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

5. Which of the following does the narrator footnote as a Muslim hygienic practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the university dean on Rind’s foundation board oppose the narrator joining said board?

2. Why does the narrator report being initially put at ease by the Pennsylvania state trooper who pulls him over?

3. What comments does the narrator claim to expect to receive from his parents after leaving the repair shop in Scranton?

4. What is the dream technique the narrator reports having learned from Moroni?

5. What features does the narrator initially ascribe to Rind that mark him as Pakistani, rather than Indian?

6. What associations does the narrator report many interlocutors who ask about his name and background have with India?

7. How does the narrator describe Mariam Meriha (137)?

8. What reasons does the narrator give for the SEC investigation of Rind’s investment company?

9. What does the narrator report as shocking in his review of the transcripts of proceedings against Rind’s investment company?

10. What overall project does the narrator ascribe to Rind?

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