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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The use of “Hollywood” to refer to the movie industry is an example of which of the following?

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

3. Near what water is the resort the narrator reports his parents visit?

4. How much does the narrator report paying for transcripts of the depositions in Rind’s investment company’s court case?

5. What make and model of car does the narrator report having break down on him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What function is served by the paratextual shift from a typical prose layout to italics that occurs between “Langford v. Reliant; or, How My Father’s American Story Ends” and “Free Speech: A Coda?” How is it accomplished?

Essay Topic 2

What function is served by the paratextual shift from a typical prose layout to the screenplay layout that occurs during Sikander’s trial? How is it accomplished?

Essay Topic 3

Anjum makes the comment that “Men love to fight. They want to fight. They need to fight. And what’s complex are the reasons they come up with to do the thing they really want, which is just to keep killing each other” (44). Does the novel support or deny the comment? What in the text says so? How does it say so?

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