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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. To which of the following landmarks does Fiaz take Seema, Tahera, and Nafeesa?
(a) Alcatraz Island.
(b) San Francisco Mint.
(c) Fort Point.
(d) Coit Tower.

2. With which of the following does One: 2010 begin?
(a) “I’m born of insecurity and need…”
(b) “Tahera came into my life barely a week ago.”
(c) “At his home in Chennai…”
(d) “My to-be-father Bill, seven years ago, at thirty-four.”

3. How old is Nafeesa when she visits Seema?
(a) 64.
(b) 62.
(c) 66.
(d) 60.

4. On which of the following does Leigh have a celebrity crush?
(a) Margaret Cho.
(b) Ming-na Wen.
(c) Linda Park.
(d) Michelle Yeoh.

5. With which of the following does Prelude end?
(a) “…lying silenced on an operating table, toward my own beginning.”
(b) “…anything to keep us with the living.”
(c) “…her face flattened and blanched by unforgiving fluorescent light.”
(d) “…while rain patters against the windowpanes.”

Short Answer Questions

1. In the novel, the word “fajr” means which of the following?

2. With which of the following does One: 2010 end?

3. In which of the following does Seema have a residence?

4. What kind of tea does Tahera drink?

5. Which of the following meanings associates with Seema’s name?

Short Essay Questions

1. To what does Naeemullah ascribe his desire to wed Nafeesa?

2. For what sign do the physicians attending on Ishraaq’s mother’s death wait?

3. Why does Ishraaq’s face not appear on the ultrasound taken during Seema’s prenatal appointment?

4. What rumors about Seema does Leigh uncover before meeting her?

5. For what reason does Ismail strike Arshad?

6. How does Nafeesa attempt to hide her worsening condition from her daughters?

7. How does Tahera prepare her family for her trip to San Francisco?

8. In what context do Leigh and Seema first meet?

9. For what purposes does Imam Zia seek to develop the area surrounding his mosque?

10. What reasons does Seema have for lying long abed the morning after Tahera arrives in San Francisco?

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