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

2. The phrase “sweet and clean, like mountain water” (184) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Conceit.

3. How much is the initial estimate for the repair to the narrator’s car in Scranton?
(a) $2,500.
(b) $900.
(c) $3,300.
(d) $1,700.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of gloves does the narrator wear to the emergency room?

3. To which name does the narrator report his uncle Shafat changes his own?

4. Which of the following countries is represented among the medical students who observe the narrator’s treatment for syphilis?

5. The phrase “his laugh like a witch’s cackle” (202) offers an example of which of the following?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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