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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five: Chapter VIII and Back Matter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the investigating agent who asks the narrator about Rind’s investment company?
(a) Watkinson.
(b) Watkins.
(c) Walter.
(d) Waller.

2. Where do the mittens the narrator wears after his syphilis treatment originate?
(a) Iceland.
(b) Greenland.
(c) Norway.
(d) Denmark.

3. The comment that “The Prophet’s Safiya was supposedly a very beautiful woman, which is not exactly what I would have said of the Safiya I knew, at least not before saying other things about her” (55) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Hyperbole.
(b) Litotes.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Simile.

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

5. Which of the following does Sikander give as a reason Trump was a preferable candidate for office?
(a) Greater freedom of travel.
(b) Lower taxes.
(c) Lower taxes.
(d) More compassion.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Latif die?

2. The term “latrinalia” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

3. The phrase “his laugh like a witch’s cackle” (202) offers an example of which of the following?

4. Which of the following does the narrator call “the last of [his mother’s] edible pleasures” (217)?

5. For which of the following is Asha working when the narrator meets her?

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