3. The term “zakat” refers to which of the following in the novel?
(a) Money to be given to the state.
(b) Money to be put into savings.
(c) Money to be distributed to the poor.
(d) Money to be invested in stocks.

4. Which of the following does the narrator’s uncle Naseem cite “as proof of his point about the fundamental military basis of great leadership” (76)?
(a) Hayes.
(b) Johnson.
(c) Grant.
(d) Lincoln.

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 “blush.”
(c) A “surge.”
(d) A “throbbing.”

6. At what time on Election Day does the narrator call his father?
(a) Half past six in the evening.
(b) Half past ten at night.
(c) Half past noon.
(d) Half past three in the afternoon.

7. The comment that “Difficulty had been the flint stone against which her powers of analysis were sharpened” (xvi) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Simile.

8. How long is the letter Moroni writes the narrator following the 11 September 2001 attacks (xvi)?
(a) 10 pages.
(b) 5 pages.
(c) 1 page.
(d) 2 pages.

9. In what year is the narrator born?
(a) 1970.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1973.
(d) 1972.

10. In what year does Latif die?
(a) 1996.
(b) 1998.
(c) 1999.
(d) 1997.

11. What is the name of the driver’s son whom Sikander treats?
(a) Zayd.
(b) Obama.
(c) Osama.
(d) Hazrat Ali.

12. What lines does the narrator report taking into his play (50)?
(a) “Taking what we have. Oil, land. Treating us like animals.”
(b) “He’s right. They deserve what they got. And what they’re going to get.”
(c) “They run around telling everyone else about human rights. But not for them. Look how they treat their own blacks.”
(d) “Turning us against each other. Making us spill each other’s blood. Just like the British.”

13. Which of the following phrases does the narrator use to describe Trump’s ascendancy (23)?
(a) “A dream that imagines the flourishing of others as nothing more than a road sign.”
(b) “A man delivered from consequence itself into pure self-absorption.”
(c) “[The] completion of the long-planned advent of the merchant class to the sanctum sanctorum of American power.”
(d) “A vision of himself impossibly enhanced, improbably enlarged, released from the pull of debt or truth or history.”

14. The term “paaya” refers to which of the following?
(a) Cold broth.
(b) Shredded beef.
(c) Hoof stew.
(d) Pickled feet.

15. What meal did Sikander have with Trump at Fresco by Scotto?
(a) Spaghetti and meatballs.
(b) Lasagna.
(c) Linguini alfredo.
(d) Veal parmigiana.