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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 use to describe Asha’s skin tone (194)?
(a) Steamed cinnamon.
(b) Burnished bronze.
(c) Pekoe and turmeric.
(d) Tarnished-penny.

2. 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.

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

4. 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.

5. Where is the narrator born?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Manhattan.
(c) Milwaukee.
(d) Staten Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does the narrator report is the Pulitzer-winning author of The Looming Tower?

2. What investment company does Rind found in which the narrator invests?

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

4. What day of the week does the narrator note was 11 September 2001?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What decorations are on the walls of the repair shop in Scranton?

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