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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Analogy.
(b) Simile.
(c) Conceit.
(d) Metaphor.

3. Near which of the following does the narrator don a cross?
(a) Fourteenth Street.
(b) Thirty-Fourth Street.
(c) Forty-Second Street.
(d) Twenty-Third Street.

4. In what state does Jacobs grow up?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Georgia.
(d) Mississippi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What investment company does Rind found in which the narrator invests?

2. Which of the following does the narrator call “the last of [his mother’s] edible pleasures” (217)?

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

4. What is the name of the narrator’s deceased older brother?

5. In what year does the narrator meet Asha?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the university dean on Rind’s foundation board oppose the narrator joining said board?

2. What decorations are on the walls of the repair shop in Scranton?

3. What features does the narrator initially ascribe to Rind that mark him as Pakistani, rather than Indian?

4. What is the dream technique the narrator reports having learned from Moroni?

5. What factors does the narrator cite as having broken him out of his wealth-induced laziness and indulgence?

6. What associations does the narrator report many interlocutors who ask about his name and background have with India?

7. What does the narrator report as shocking in his review of the transcripts of proceedings against Rind’s investment company?

8. What comments does the narrator claim to expect to receive from his parents after leaving the repair shop in Scranton?

9. What agencies does the narrator deny led to his wealth?

10. What overall project does the narrator ascribe to Rind?

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