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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. In which of the following plays had Seema acted at school?

3. To which of the following does Tahera compare the lack of regular prayer?

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

5. What diminutive does Tahera use for her daughter’s name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How does Bill note Mame would have shown her disapproval of his actions?

8. How does Tahera defy Naeemullah in her marriage?

9. What initially attracts Bill to supporting Obama?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider the primary narrator. How might the novel have differed were the narrator and his family other than Southeast Asian? Why would it be different in such ways?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Sources attest to the presence of Radiant Fugitives on bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

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