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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. Which of the following roles does Seema recall Reshmi played?

2. Which of the following sings at the protest where Bill meets Seema?

3. How does the halal butcher from whom Tahera buys goat and chicken greet her?

4. With which of the following does Two: 2003-2008 begin?

5. As what does Tahera diagnose Seema’s discomfort near the end of her pregnancy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What prompts Tahera to suggest a rooftop dinner?

2. Why does Seema tell herself she loves Leigh?

3. Why is Arshad prohibited from playing soccer at his mosque?

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

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

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

7. What excuse do Leigh and Seema give for their late return before the celebratory meal?

8. Describe Seema’s first lover.

9. What causes joy in San Francisco after Seema and Bill return from the first presidential campaign they work together?

10. What fundamental lesson do Bill’s grandparents teach him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character is the protagonist of the novel? How does Radiant Fugitives make that clear?

Essay Topic 2

Explicate the significance of the name of any one character in the text.

Essay Topic 3

To what extent can the novel be taken as satire? What might Radiant Fugitives be satirizing? What in the novel suggests as much? How does it do so?

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