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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 Keats’s poems does Tahera favor?
(a) Endymion.
(b) The Eve of St. Agnes.
(c) La Belle Dame Sans Merci.
(d) Hyperion.

2. How old is Arshad when Tahera visits Seema in San Francisco?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

3. Which of the following do Nafeesa and Seema serve on the day Tahera arrives in San Francisco?
(a) Sal.
(b) Biryani.
(c) Saag paneer.
(d) Pulao.

4. Which of the following series of books did Tahera deny Arshad?
(a) Tom Swift.
(b) Harry Potter.
(c) Sugar Creek Gang.
(d) Hardy Boys.

5. Which of the following nicknames does Nafeesa have for Tahera?
(a) Tata.
(b) Rara.
(c) Hera.
(d) Tara.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

2. To which of the following does Seema compare Bill?

3. In which of the following professions is Tahera trained?

4. With which of the following does the novel begin?

5. Which of the following is Tahera’s business partner?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When Seema visits Bill at the home they had shared, she notes attempting to conceal her arrival. How does she make the attempt, and why ?

3. What are Leigh and Seema doing when Seema learns of her mother’s diagnosis?

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

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

6. What paradox of mourning his mother does the narrator note?

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

8. For what reason does Tahera refuse to eat the chicken served on the day she arrives in San Francisco?

9. Why does Seema note she and Tahera used to walk to school hand in hand?

10. How does Leigh first become aware of Seema?

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