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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. What kind of tea does Tahera drink?
(a) Black.
(b) Chamomile.
(c) Hibiscus.
(d) Green.

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

3. What is the name of Amina’s doll?
(a) Asma.
(b) Leila.
(c) Neda.
(d) Manoush.

4. What is the name of Seema’s physician?
(a) Hochstedler.
(b) Merriwether.
(c) Connelly.
(d) Zapata.

5. Which of the following do Nafeesa and Seema serve on the day Tahera arrives in San Francisco?
(a) Pakora.
(b) Raita.
(c) Saag paneer.
(d) Papadum.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which of the following professions is Bill trained?

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

3. What part of the chicken is noted as being Tahera’s favorite?

4. How old is Nafeesa when she visits Seema?

5. From which of the following does Imam Zia hail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leigh help Seema test names for her child?

2. How does Nafeesa contrast San Francisco with Chennai?

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

4. Why does Ishraaq’s face not appear on the ultrasound taken during Seema’s prenatal appointment?

5. For what reason does Ismail strike Arshad?

6. To what does Naeemullah ascribe his desire to wed Nafeesa?

7. What reason does Seema posit that Nafeesa cooks for her and Tahera, despite her imprecations?

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

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

10. For what reason does Tahera refuse to eat the chicken served on the day she arrives in San Francisco?

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