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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Arshad when Tahera visits Seema in San Francisco?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

2. In the novel, the word “fajr” means which of the following?
(a) Noon.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Dusk.

3. At what time does Tahera wake on her first morning in San Francisco?
(a) 5:45.
(b) 5:15.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 5:30.

4. What color hijab is Tahera wearing when she arrives in San Francisco?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.

5. To which of the following does Arshad compare Seema?
(a) A roadrunner.
(b) A mockingbird.
(c) A cardinal.
(d) A sparrow.

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

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

8. What kind of flowers do Seema and Leigh exchange?
(a) Amaryllis.
(b) Dahlias.
(c) Calla lilies.
(d) Roses.

9. For which of the following campaigns does Seema work?
(a) Clinton.
(b) Newsom.
(c) Harris.
(d) Biden.

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

11. To which of the following is Tahera’s voice compared?
(a) Bees.
(b) Wasps.
(c) Mosquitos.
(d) Flies.

12. Of which of the following does Leigh remind Seema?
(a) Reshmi.
(b) Tahera.
(c) Nafeesa.
(d) Divya.

13. Which of the following organizations did Divya found?
(a) Subcontinental Democrats.
(b) South Asians for Obama.
(c) Subcontinental Republicans.
(d) South Asians for McCain.

14. Which of the following retrieves the forgotten flowers from Seema’s prenatal appointment?
(a) Fiaz.
(b) Leigh.
(c) Nafeesa.
(d) Tahera.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Nafeesa when she visits Seema?

2. As which of the following does the novel gloss Arshad’s name?

3. With which of the following does One: 2010 begin?

4. What kind of tea does Seema drink?

5. With which of the following does Prelude end?

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