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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Prelude.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following professions is Bill trained?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Architect.
(c) Physician.
(d) Accountant.

2. With which of the following does Prelude end?
(a) “…while rain patters against the windowpanes.”
(b) “…lying silenced on an operating table, toward my own beginning.”
(c) “…her face flattened and blanched by unforgiving fluorescent light.”
(d) “…anything to keep us with the living.”

3. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “Tahera came into my life barely a week ago.”
(b) “…there is indeed light cast upon us, so perhaps we too can—"
(c) “My life outside my mother’s womb has just begun.”
(d) “…anything to keep us with the living.”

4. In which of the following does Seema have a residence?
(a) Mission.
(b) The Castro.
(c) Upper Market.
(d) Eureka Valley.

5. Which of the following meanings is given for Ishraaq’s name?
(a) Moonrise.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Starshine.
(d) Sunset.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the novel, the word “besieged” most nearly means which of the following?

2. Which of the following meanings is given for Seema’s name?

3. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

4. From which of the following does Seema order takeout for Bill?

5. To which of the following does Seema compare Bill?

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