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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month is the protest where Bill meets Seema?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) May.
(d) February.

2. What is on the placard Bill carries at the protest where he meets Seema?
(a) Death.
(b) Life.
(c) War.
(d) Peace.

3. Which of the following does the novel gloss as “pomegranate blossom”?
(a) Bahar.
(b) Akbar.
(c) Salim.
(d) Anarkali.

4. As which of the following does Seema describe Bill’s colleague Josh?
(a) Zionist.
(b) White supremacist.
(c) Terrorist.
(d) Crusader.

5. With whom had Bill had his last relationship before Seema?
(a) Sandra.
(b) Angela.
(c) Vanessa.
(d) Rita.

6. For which of the following presidential campaigns does Seema volunteer?
(a) Kuchinich.
(b) Castro.
(c) Sanders.
(d) Dean.

7. In which of the following cities is Seema at age 21?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) New York.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

8. Which of the following does Arshad feign to stay home from school?
(a) Backache.
(b) Stomachache.
(c) Diarrhea.
(d) Fever.

9. At what time does Leigh arrive for the celebratory meal?
(a) 4:30 p.m.
(b) 4:00 p.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 5:30 p.m.

10. Which of the following does Ismail note had seen Arshad about his vandalization?
(a) Selim.
(b) Rizwan.
(c) Zia.
(d) Emir.

11. In what capacity does Seema seek to work for the Obama campaign?
(a) A/P.
(b) HR.
(c) PR.
(d) A/R.

12. Which of the following Supreme Court decisions does Seema cite to upbraid Bill?
(a) Brown v. Board of Education.
(b) Loving v. Virginia.
(c) Obergefell v. Hodges.
(d) Lawrence v. Texas.

13. At which college does Seema complete her baccalaureate?
(a) St. Joseph’s.
(b) St. James’s.
(c) St. Mary’s.
(d) St. Andrew’s.

14. In what year of his undergraduate studies does Bill lose his grandfather?
(a) Sophomore.
(b) Junior.
(c) Freshman.
(d) Senior.

15. What was Bill’s father’s listed cause of death?
(a) Blunt force trauma.
(b) Exsanguination.
(c) Ruptured appendix.
(d) Asphyxiation.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following singers does Nafeesa listen?

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

3. In which of the following had Bill lived with Mame?

4. Which of the following is cited in the novel as supporting Prop 8?

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

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