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

2. How old is Arshad when Tahera visits Seema in San Francisco?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

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

4. Which of the following does Tahera note Amina enjoys?
(a) Science.
(b) Writing.
(c) History.
(d) Mathematics.

5. Which of the following roles does Seema play?
(a) Salim.
(b) Bahar.
(c) Anarkali.
(d) Akbar.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what color is Seema’s living room painted?

2. Which of the following appears on protest signs outside the fundraising venue where Obama is scheduled to appear?

3. To which of the following is Tahera’s voice compared?

4. Which of the following degrees does Nafeesa hold?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What message does Seema interpret from Tahera’s conduct on her arrival at the airport?

2. How does Leigh first become aware of Seema?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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 ?

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