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

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

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

4. On what road does the narrator report his car breaking down?
(a) I-81.
(b) I-78.
(c) I-84.
(d) I-80.

5. At which of the following does the narrator procure a cross?
(a) Salvation Army.
(b) Oxfam.
(c) Mercy Corps.
(d) Red Cross.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where does the narrator report that Rind’s father moved after the death of his daughter?

5. Which of the following medications does the narrator’s mother use to ease the pain of her terminal cancer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What agencies does the narrator deny led to his wealth?

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

5. What reasons does Moroni give to mistrust Freud? What reasons does she note to trust him?

6. What factors does the narrator cite as having broken him out of his wealth-induced laziness and indulgence?

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

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

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

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

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