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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. What is on the placard Bill carries at the protest where he meets Seema?

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

3. Which of the following singers does Tahera note Nafeesa likes?

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

5. To which of the following does Ishraaq compare sleep?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bill’s colleague react to his involvement with protests alongside Seema?

2. Describe Seema’s first lover.

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

4. What prompts Tahera to suggest a rooftop dinner?

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

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

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

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

9. For what does Ishraaq decide to be grateful to Naeemullah?

10. For what qualities is the casting choice of the antagonist in Seema’s school play made?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How reliable is the primary narrator of the novel? What in the text indicates that reliability, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

To what genre other than literary fiction might Radiant Fugitives be considered to belong? What in the text supports that identification? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the choice of poets used in Radiant Fugitives.

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