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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For which of his cousins do the narrator’s parents worry on 11 September 2001?
(a) Yasmin.
(b) Mustafa.
(c) Ibrahim.
(d) Ayesha.

2. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting as an executive of Rind’s foundation?
(a) Bill Gates.
(b) Elon Musk.
(c) Jeff Bezos.
(d) Mark Zuckerberg.

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

4. How high a fever does the narrator report running when he dreams of Muhammad in Punjab?
(a) 104.
(b) 102.
(c) 103.
(d) 105.

5. Which of the following countries is represented among the medical students who observe the narrator’s treatment for syphilis?
(a) Ecuador.
(b) Argentina.
(c) Colombia.
(d) Nicaragua.

6. To which name does the narrator report his uncle Shafat changes his own?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Luke.
(c) John.
(d) Mark.

7. Where does the narrator report that Rind’s father first tried to open a mosque?
(a) Scranton.
(b) New York City.
(c) Wilkes-Barre.
(d) Trenton.

8. Which of the following polka artists does the narrator note his mother dislikes?
(a) Brave Combo.
(b) Jimmy Sturr.
(c) Romy Gosz.
(d) Al Yankovic.

9. How much are the narrator’s shares in Rind’s investment company worth when he sells them?
(a) $5.
(b) $16.
(c) $2.40.
(d) $22.

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

11. What is the name of the narrator’s deceased older brother?
(a) Danyal.
(b) Atef.
(c) Yusuf.
(d) Imtiaz.

12. How much debt does the narrator remark he is carrying when he puts his car in for repair in Scranton?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $0.
(c) $25,000.
(d) $10,000.

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

14. Which of the following medications does the narrator’s mother use to ease the pain of her terminal cancer?
(a) Codeine.
(b) Fentanyl.
(c) Tylenol III.
(d) Demerol.

15. Which of the following does the narrator receive as a gift for his forty-second birthday?
(a) A page of Much Ado about Nothing from the First Folio.
(b) A page of The Merchant of Venice from the Second Folio.
(c) A page of Much Ado about Nothing from the Second Folio.
(d) A page of The Merchant of Venice from the First Folio.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sentence “The personal theme for the period ahead was embodiment; if life was a school, it was time to take the curriculum” (185) offers an example of which of the following?

2. What libation does Emily give the narrator that she has received from Rind?

3. Which of the following trains does the narrator note not wanting to take?

4. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting at Rind’s foundation events?

5. Which of the following medications does the narrator’s mother use to ease the pain of her terminal cancer?

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