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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. As what does Tahera suggest Seema wants Leigh?

2. Which of the following does Ismail note had seen Arshad about his vandalization?

3. At what time does Leigh arrive for the celebratory meal?

4. Of what does the apartment where Mame had lived after her husband’s death have a view?

5. Which of the following accompanies Bill and Seema when they marry?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jemaal propose to vandalize a Baptist church?

2. Of what does Keats assert the soul is made, per the novel?

3. What prompts Tahera to feel shame at her reaction to the people outside the halal meat market she visits in San Francisco?

4. How does Seema employ Tahera in adapting a movie for their school’s stage?

5. How does Bill threaten Seema when he calls on her at Nafeesa’s behest?

6. What initially attracts Bill to supporting Obama?

7. What occupation does Bill have when he meets Seema?

8. How does Nafeesa note Tahera built up her medical practice?

9. How does Nafeesa compensate Tahera for awarding her wedding saree to Seema?

10. What gesture do Bill and Seema use to signal concession in arguments with each other?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Section divisions, their titles, and chapter numbering / division schema are all components of paratext. That is, they are not part of the text but are associated with it closely and affect its meaning. What significance, if any, accrues to the chapter-numbering scheme at work in Radiant Fugitives? If there is significance, how does that significance manifest? If there is not, what in the novel supports the paratextual divisions that are in place?

Essay Topic 2

Similarly, consider the chronology of the novel. How might the novel have differed were it set in another span of years? For one such seven-year span, in what ways would the novel have differed from its current form, and why would it have differed in those ways?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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