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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through One: 2010.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following appears on protest signs outside the fundraising venue where Obama is scheduled to appear?
(a) Obamanator.
(b) Obamaramalamadingdong.
(c) Obama bin Laden.
(d) No-bama.

3. Which of the following does Tahera smell in her favorite curry?
(a) Anise.
(b) Cumin.
(c) Maca.
(d) Fenugreek.

4. Which of the following peninsulas does Nafeesa recall visiting with her family?
(a) Kanyakumari.
(b) Malay.
(c) Kola.
(d) Bukit.

5. Which of the following meanings is given for Seema’s name?
(a) Head.
(b) Front.
(c) Face.
(d) Back.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following does Fiaz live?

2. At which of the following does Amina note having eaten?

3. Which of the following does Nafeesa note Tahera does five times daily?

4. Of which surah is Tahera reminded as she prays near Union Square?

5. In what month does Tahera visit Seema and Nafeesa in San Francisco?

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