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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. In which of the following plays had Seema acted at school?

2. With which of the following flowers does Seema recall brides being veiled?

3. With which of the following does Three: 2010 end?

4. What is regarded as the uniform for the presidential campaign in which Bill first volunteers with Seema?

5. Which of the following orders issuance of same-sex marriage licenses?

Short Essay Questions

1. What occupation does Bill have when he meets Seema?

2. What fundamental lesson do Bill’s grandparents teach him?

3. For what qualities is the casting choice of the antagonist in Seema’s school play made?

4. How does Nafeesa compensate Tahera for awarding her wedding saree to Seema?

5. For what does Ishraaq ask sleep?

6. How does Bill’s colleague react to his involvement with protests alongside Seema?

7. What causes joy in San Francisco after Seema and Bill return from the first presidential campaign they work together?

8. Describe Seema’s first lover.

9. Why is Arshad prohibited from playing soccer at his mosque?

10. Why is Seema dissatisfied with Obama’s campaign, overall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what extent can the novel be taken as autobiographical? What in the novel and in its authorial context suggests as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Which character is the protagonist of the novel? How does Radiant Fugitives make that clear?

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