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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of which surah is Tahera reminded as she prays near Union Square?
(a) Ibrahim.
(b) Luqman.
(c) An-Noor.
(d) Al-Qiyamah.

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

3. With which of the following does the novel begin?
(a) “…anything to keep us with the living.”
(b) “Tahera came into my life barely a week ago.”
(c) “…there is indeed light cast upon us, so perhaps we too can—"
(d) “My life outside my mother’s womb has just begun.”

4. Which of the following degrees does Imam Zia hold?
(a) PhD.
(b) MPhil.
(c) BA.
(d) MA.

5. At which University of California school did Leigh study?
(a) Los Angeles.
(b) Berkeley.
(c) Davis.
(d) San Diego.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following do Leigh and Seema first kiss?

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

3. Which of the following meanings is given for Ishraaq’s name?

4. What kind of tea does Tahera drink?

5. For which of the following has Seema written?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Leigh and Seema doing when Seema learns of her mother’s diagnosis?

2. What rumors about Seema does Leigh uncover before meeting her?

3. How does Nafeesa prepare special chai for her daughters?

4. Why does Seema disbelieve the initial report of her mother’s diagnosis?

5. As what does Tahera gloss “Bismallah wa’ala barakatillah” (17)?

6. How does Tahera prepare her family for her trip to San Francisco?

7. To what action of his does Bill ascribe the peril Seema and Ishraaq face at the latter’s birth?

8. How does Nafeesa contrast San Francisco with Chennai?

9. In what context do Leigh and Seema first meet?

10. For what purposes does Imam Zia seek to develop the area surrounding his mosque?

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