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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. In what capacity does Seema seek to work for the Obama campaign?

2. Which of the following had Bill’s father joined?

3. What do Arshad and Jemaal call themselves as they go about their vandalism?

4. Where was Nafeesa’s childhood home?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is Seema dissatisfied with Obama’s campaign, overall?

8. What prompts Tahera to suggest a rooftop dinner?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Which character is the second most important in the text? How does the work support such an assertion?

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