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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sentence “Deluded admonitions, however true; futile tenderness, however comforting” (120) offers examples of which of the following?

2. How high a fever does the narrator report running when he dreams of Muhammad in Punjab?

3. At which of the following schools does the narrator remark Bork taught?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Asma asserts that “A day spent reading is not a great day. But a life spent reading is a wonderful life” (62). Is the assertion correct? What in the novel and in experience says that it is or is not? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the comment that “To admit you were wrong meant to show weakness” (11). Is the comment correct? What in the novel and in experience indicates that it is / not? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Consider Sikander’s comment about “The whole Muslim world. Expecting failure, so failure they get” (29). What does the comment mean? Is that meaning correct? What in the novel and in experience suggests that it is or is not? How does it do so?

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