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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. At what time does Tahera wake on her first morning in San Francisco?
2. In the novel, the word “fajr” means which of the following?
3. Which of the following do Nafeesa and Seema serve on the day Tahera arrives in San Francisco?
4. In what field does Leigh work?
5. Which of the following fruits does Seema note having bought to facilitate her mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. As what does Tahera gloss “Bismallah wa’ala barakatillah” (17)?
2. For what reason does Tahera refuse to eat the chicken served on the day she arrives in San Francisco?
3. How does Nafeesa attempt to hide her worsening condition from her daughters?
4. What reservations does Tahera initially have about accepting guardianship of Ishraaq?
5. What reason does Seema posit that Nafeesa cooks for her and Tahera, despite her imprecations?
6. To what does Naeemullah ascribe his desire to wed Nafeesa?
7. Why does Seema disbelieve the initial report of her mother’s diagnosis?
8. Why is Tahera startled to encounter Seema and Nafeesa at the airport when she arrives in San Francisco?
9. For what purposes does Imam Zia seek to develop the area surrounding his mosque?
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 ?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In the novel, some characters are given but one name, while others are given first- and surnames, and still others are accorded names and titles. What significance, if any, accrues to patterns of naming in the novel? If no significance accrues, what purpose might be served by the patterns of naming in the novel? How does Radiant Fugitives bear as much out?
Essay Topic 2
Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the significance of the choice of poets used in Radiant Fugitives.
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