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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much does Asha pay for a session with her psychic?
(a) $100.
(b) $75.
(c) $60.
(d) $50.

2. Which of the following does the narrator use to describe Asha’s skin tone (194)?
(a) Burnished bronze.
(b) Tarnished-penny.
(c) Steamed cinnamon.
(d) Pekoe and turmeric.

3. Which of the following words does Rind’s research indicate people in the United States associate with Islam (138)?
(a) Love.
(b) Death.
(c) Life.
(d) Sand.

4. What does the narrator report is his blood type?
(a) O positive.
(b) O negative.
(c) AB positive.
(d) AB negative.

5. What libation does Emily give the narrator that she has received from Rind?
(a) Elijah Craig.
(b) William Larue Weller.
(c) Woodford Reserve.
(d) Pappy Van Winkle.

6. The sentence “Deluded admonitions, however true; futile tenderness, however comforting” (120) offers examples of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Anaphora.

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

8. The term “latrinalia” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Bathroom writing.
(b) Old Roman words.
(c) Indoor plumbing.
(d) Toilet paper.

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

10. Where does the narrator report wanting to give blood on 11 September 2001?
(a) St. Vincent's.
(b) St. Jude's.
(c) St. Francis's.
(d) St. Olaf's.

11. Which of the following does the narrator report meeting as an executive of Rind’s foundation?
(a) Bill Clinton.
(b) George Clinton.
(c) Chelsea Clinton.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

12. In what location does the narrator meet Asha?
(a) The Yale Club.
(b) The Harvard Club.
(c) The VFW.
(d) The Masonic Temple.

13. Which of the following does the narrator report attended his play?
(a) George Clinton.
(b) Bill Clinton.
(c) Chelsea Clinton.
(d) Hillary Clinton.

14. Where does the narrator report that Rind’s father moved after the death of his daughter?
(a) Nevada.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) California.
(d) Arizona.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what agency does Rind ascribe the ascent of the Western world over the Islamic?

2. In what year does the narrator meet Rind?

3. On what day of the week does the narrator’s car break down?

4. Which of the following does the narrator use to describe his own skin tone (194)?

5. How long does the narrator report being in a relationship with Asha?

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