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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Coda and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which of the following landmarks does Fiaz take Seema, Tahera, and Nafeesa?
(a) Alcatraz Island.
(b) San Francisco Mint.
(c) Coit Tower.
(d) Fort Point.

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

3. Which of the following does Nafeesa note Tahera does five times daily?
(a) Pirartttanai.
(b) Praarthana.
(c) Duea’.
(d) Namaz.

4. Which of the following spices does Seema note having bought to facilitate her mother?
(a) Mace.
(b) Pequín.
(c) Nutmeg.
(d) Turmeric.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following sings at the protest where Bill meets Seema?

2. How old is Arshad when Nafeesa first sees him?

3. Which of the following do Tahera and Nafeesa plan to cook?

4. With which of the following flowers does Seema recall brides being veiled?

5. In which of the following does the author live?

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