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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is on the menu for the celebratory meal for Seema’s friends?
(a) Goat roganjosh.
(b) Mutton biryani.
(c) Tandoori chicken.
(d) Amritsari fish.

2. How does the halal butcher from whom Tahera buys goat and chicken greet her?
(a) Assalamau Alaikum!
(b) Hello.
(c) I would sell to you.
(d) Salaam.

3. What diminutive does Tahera use for her daughter’s name?
(a) Minni.
(b) Minna.
(c) Ammi.
(d) Munni.

4. With what does Nafeesa seek to feed Bill when he calls on Seema at her behest?
(a) Salad.
(b) Cut fruit.
(c) Tea and cookies.
(d) Fried fish.

5. Which of the following does Seema regard as a model for Ishraaq?
(a) Bill.
(b) Ismail.
(c) Fiaz.
(d) Arshad.

6. Which news source does Seema follow during the United States’ actions against Saddam Hussein under George W. Bush?
(a) NPR.
(b) Fox News.
(c) BBC.
(d) Al Jazeera.

7. What flowers does Fiaz bring to the celebratory meal?
(a) Gerber daisies.
(b) Jasmine.
(c) Calla lilies.
(d) Tea roses.

8. What do Arshad and Jemaal call themselves as they go about their vandalism?
(a) The Lightning.
(b) The Avengers.
(c) The Crusaders.
(d) The Thunder.

9. Which of the following sulptures does Seema emulate amid her miscarriage?
(a) Worrier.
(b) The Kiss.
(c) Thinker.
(d) Adam.

10. Which of the following slogans appear at the protest where Bill meets Seema?
(a) Go, Panthers!
(b) Trim the Bush.
(c) Kill Them All.
(d) Drop Bush Not Bombs.

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

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

13. With what does Nafeesa determine to cook biryani for Seema?
(a) Pressure cooker.
(b) Skillet.
(c) Crock pot.
(d) Microwave.

14. In which English city did Seema study?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Durham.
(d) Leeds.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As what does Tahera diagnose Seema’s discomfort near the end of her pregnancy?

2. To which of the following does Naeemullah compare poets?

3. How many flights of stairs stand between Seema’s home and the rooftop?

4. How old is Bill when he steals from his grandmother?

5. Which of the following does Bill prepare for his first dinner with Seema?

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