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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following nicknames does the English teacher at Seema and Tahera’s school carry?

2. Which of the following peninsulas does Nafeesa recall visiting with her family?

3. Which of the following meanings does Tahera’s name carry?

4. At which University of California school did Leigh study?

5. What is the name of Seema’s physician?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Seema have for lying long abed the morning after Tahera arrives in San Francisco?

2. Why is Tahera startled to encounter Seema and Nafeesa at the airport when she arrives in San Francisco?

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

4. To what kitchen tasks does Tahera put Amina?

5. What paradox of mourning his mother does the narrator note?

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

7. When Seema visits Bill at the home they had shared, she notes attempting to conceal her arrival. How does she make the attempt, and why ?

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

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

10. Why does Seema note she and Tahera used to walk to school hand in hand?

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