View a FREE sample

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 orders issuance of same-sex marriage licenses?

2. Which of the following does the novel translate as “live long and prosper” (269)?

3. In which of the following languages can Seema work?

4. To which of the following singers does Nafeesa listen?

5. Which of the following sulptures does Seema emulate amid her miscarriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. For what does Ishraaq ask sleep?

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

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

6. What does the letter from Bill’s father contain that disconcerts Seema?

7. Why does Seema initially hesitate to tell Bill she is a lesbian?

8. Describe Seema’s first lover.

9. Why does Seema tell herself she loves Leigh?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the significance of the title of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Overall, what is the most important theme of Radiant Fugitives. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 487 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample