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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 does Nabeela say she thinks about Ricky when she finally replies to the narrator years after Ricky's death in In "Hungry Ricky Daddy"?

2. What does the main character want to do in In "Playing Metal Gear"?

3. In "Playing Metal Gear," what chronic condition does the main character's father suffer from?

4. How does Miriam get disfigured in In "Bakhtawara and Miriam"?

5. In "Playing Metal Gear," what weapon injures the main character's avatar in the game?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Ricky have a bad rep among the Good Girls on campus in "Hungry Ricky Daddy"?

2. How does Bakhtawara's marriage eventually seem to turn out in "Bakhtawara and Miriam"?

3. What ends up happening to Mirwais and his "father" and "uncle" in the video game in "Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain"?

4. What is a major feature of the game in "Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain"?

5. How do Ricky's roommates eventually treat Nabeela after his death in "Hungry Ricky Daddy"?

6. Who does Nabeela eventually marry in in "Hungry Ricky Daddy"?

7. What does Amina eventually do with all of Ismael's parts in "Return to Sender"?

8. What happens to Ismael in "Return to Sender"?

9. What is Amina surprised to learn from Ismael's phone videos in "Return to Sender"?

10. Why does Ricky eventually post a speech during his hunger strike on social media in "Hungry Ricky Daddy"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does Dully become such a beloved figure among insurgents following his transformation to becoming a monkey in "The Tale of Dully's Reversion"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

How does Kochai employ elements of surrealism in the story "Playing Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain"? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Why do you think Kochai chose to write "Occupational Hazards" in the format of a type of resume, and how does this structure potentially impact a reader's experience of this story? Write an essay explaining your answers, citing specific references to the text to help support your conclusions.

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