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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. Whom does the narrator report is the Pulitzer-winning author of The Looming Tower?
(a) D.H. Lawrence.
(b) D.H. Richard.
(c) Lawrence Wright.
(d) Richard Wright.

2. In what year does the narrator meet Rind?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2014.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2013.

3. Which of the following euphemistic labels does the narrator apply to syphilis?
(a) The Private Problem.
(b) The French Disease.
(c) The Spanish Flu.
(d) The Great Pretender.

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

5. What kind of pencil does the narrator report using for his initial dream exercise?
(a) Dixon Ticonderoga.
(b) Staedtler Norica.
(c) Palomino ForestChoice.
(d) Bic Mechanical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the mittens the narrator wears after his syphilis treatment originate?

2. In what year does the narrator report Asha’s father became a citizen of the United States?

3. The phrase “his laugh like a witch’s cackle” (202) offers an example of which of the following?

4. How much is the initial estimate for the repair to the narrator’s car in Scranton?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the narrator report being initially put at ease by the Pennsylvania state trooper who pulls him over?

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

3. What reasons does the narrator give for the SEC investigation of Rind’s investment company?

4. How does the narrator describe Mariam Meriha (137)?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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