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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What make and model of car does the narrator report having break down on him?
(a) Chevy Impala.
(b) Saab 900.
(c) Lincoln Town Car.
(d) Audi 5000.

2. How much does the narrator report paying for transcripts of the depositions in Rind’s investment company’s court case?
(a) $8,100.
(b) $7,300.
(c) $8,900.
(d) $9,700.

3. Which of the following countries is represented among the medical students who observe the narrator’s treatment for syphilis?
(a) Mongolia.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Korea.
(d) China.

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

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

6. Which of the following does the narrator footnote as a Muslim hygienic practice?
(a) Brushing teeth.
(b) Braided beards.
(c) Brushing clothes.
(d) Brushing hair.

7. How much is the initial estimate for the repair to the narrator’s car in Scranton?
(a) $3,300.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $1,700.
(d) $900.

8. Which of the following trains does the narrator note not wanting to take?
(a) The A.
(b) The Q.
(c) The 2.
(d) The 1.

9. How much money does the narrator note receiving from selling his shares in Rind’s investment company?
(a) $7.5 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $1 million.
(d) $2.5 million.

10. About which of the following groups does the narrator’s taxi driver in Scranton wax nostalgic?
(a) Freemasons.
(b) International Order of Elks.
(c) Dante Literary Society.
(d) Salvation Army.

11. How much money does Fatima leave to the narrator upon her death?
(a) $75,000.
(b) $0.
(c) $150,000.
(d) $300,000.

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

13. Near what water is the resort the narrator reports his parents visit?
(a) Lake Champlain.
(b) Lake Pontchartrain.
(c) Great Lakes.
(d) Finger Lakes.

14. Where does the narrator note having first met Jacobs?
(a) New York.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) California.

15. The phrase “his laugh like a witch’s cackle” (202) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Conceit.

Short Answer Questions

1. The sentence “Deluded admonitions, however true; futile tenderness, however comforting” (120) offers examples of which of the following?

2. Which of the following does the narrator report attended his play?

3. How much does Asha pay for a session with her psychic?

4. On what road does the narrator report his car breaking down?

5. What is the name of the psychic Asha consults?

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