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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. How old is Arshad when Nafeesa first sees him?

2. With whom had Bill had his last relationship before Seema?

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

4. In which of the following had Bill lived with Mame?

5. Which of the following orders issuance of same-sex marriage licenses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Seema’s first lover.

2. How does Tahera defy Naeemullah in her marriage?

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

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

5. Why does Seema tell herself she loves Leigh?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what extent can the novel be taken as autobiographical? What in the novel and in its authorial context suggests as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the title of the novel.

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