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

2. Which of the following series of books did Seema and Tahera read as children?
(a) Nancy Drew Mysteries.
(b) Faraway Tree.
(c) Magic Treehouse.
(d) Babysitter’s Club.

3. In which of the following professions is Bill trained?
(a) Accountant.
(b) Architect.
(c) Physician.
(d) Lawyer.

4. With which of the following groups is Seema associated?
(a) Trikone.
(b) Satrang.
(c) Invincible 2 Invincible.
(d) Khush.

5. As which of the following does the novel gloss Amina’s name?
(a) Wise.
(b) Compassionate.
(c) Faithful.
(d) Beautiful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color of jean is Fiaz wearing when he meets Nafeesa and Tahera?

2. To which of the following is Ishraaq compared?

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

4. What color hijab is Tahera wearing when she arrives in San Francisco?

5. Which of the following does Nafeesa note Tahera does five times daily?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Nafeesa attempt to hide her worsening condition from her daughters?

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

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

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

6. How does Leigh first become aware of Seema?

7. To what kitchen tasks does Tahera put Amina?

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

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

10. For what sign do the physicians attending on Ishraaq’s mother’s death wait?

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