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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Chapters VI and VII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following countries is represented among the medical students who observe the narrator’s treatment for syphilis?
(a) Ghana.
(b) Cote d'Ivoire.
(c) Burkina Faso.
(d) NIger.

2. The use of “Hollywood” to refer to the movie industry is an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Synecdoche.

3. On what road does the narrator report his car breaking down?
(a) I-80.
(b) I-78.
(c) I-84.
(d) I-81.

4. The phrase “sweet and clean, like mountain water” (184) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Allegory.
(d) Simile.

5. How does the character in the narrator’s play describe “something unexpected and unwelcome, a sense of pride” after the 11 September 2001 attacks (24)?
(a) A “swelling.”
(b) A “surge.”
(c) A “blush.”
(d) A “throbbing.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Near what water is the resort the narrator reports his parents visit?

2. What is the name of the narrator’s deceased older brother?

3. Which of the following institutions does the narrator report Asha attended?

4. To whom does the narrator ascribe the comments in his play that seem to praise or justify the 11 September 2001 attacks?

5. Which of the following does the narrator receive as a gift for his forty-second birthday?

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