2. The comment that “The Raj was the jewel in His Majesty’s crown” (27) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile.
(c) Analogy.
(d) Conceit.

3. At what school did the narrator’s great aunt Asma teach?
(a) University of Vermont.
(b) University of Connecticut.
(c) Brown University.
(d) Stanford University.

4. 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) Simile.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Metonymy.
(d) Litotes.

5. The comment about “the disgusting social and military project that would come to bloom in Syria and Iraq like toxic desert dogbane” (77) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

6. How much money does Sikander lose at baccarat in Atlantic City?
(a) $7,500.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $5,000.

7. In what year does the narrator report starting to write the book?
(a) 2017.
(b) 2015.
(c) 2016.
(d) 2018.

8. In what year do the Awan’s move to Peshawar?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1984.
(d) 1986.

9. In which city does Latif secure a position after first coming to the United States?
(a) Atlantic City.
(b) New York City.
(c) Newark.
(d) Trenton.

10. How many first cousins does the narrator report having?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 15.
(d) 22.

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

12. To whom does the narrator ascribe the comments in his play that seem to praise or justify the 11 September 2001 attacks?
(a) Latif.
(b) Sikander.
(c) Fatima.
(d) Riaz.

13. Who is President of the United States when “Overture: To America” begins?
(a) George W. Bush.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) George H.W. Bush.
(d) Barack Obama.

14. 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) Conceit.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

15. In which city was the narrator on Election Day 2016?
(a) Houston.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment about “his ceaselessly shifting emotions, his evasions and avowals and disavowals, the steady shedding of his civility” (14) offers examples of which of the following?

2. What meal did Sikander have with Trump at Fresco by Scotto?

3. What award does the narrator note his play receives?

4. What award does Sikander win for a second time after ending his real estate endeavors?

5. In what month does Latif die?

(see the answer keys)

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