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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. In Chapter 35, who asks Amal to speak to Nasreen about their debt?
(a) Shaukat.
(b) Fozia.
(c) Mariam.
(d) Shabnum.

2. What languages are on the signs in Lahore?
(a) Sindhi and English.
(b) Pashto and English.
(c) Punjabi and English.
(d) Urdu and English.

3. At the end of Chapter 40, where does Jawad eat?
(a) Dining room.
(b) His room.
(c) Verandah.
(d) Nasreen's room.

4. Who did Roshanara go to visit in Chapter 21?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her grandmother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her aunt.

5. In Chapter 31, where does Nasreen want to go shopping?
(a) Lahore.
(b) Rawalpindi.
(c) Gujranwala.
(d) Islamabad.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 23, how does Amal spend the ten minutes during Nasreen's bath time?

2. Where did Asif go to college?

3. In Chapter 38, what is the story about that Amal helps Fatima read?

4. What does Amal replace violets with in Chapter 21?

5. How much time does Amal have to herself at the beginning of Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amal think about Hafsa's life in Chapter 33?

2. What does Amal do when police officers come to the estate in Chapter 28?

3. Why does Nasreen not visit her family anymore in Chapter 36?

4. What does Asif try to teach Amal, and what does she tell him she has already learned?

5. Why does Nasreen allow Amal to go home in Chapter 31?

6. What does Jawad say about the boy who is missing in Chapter 40?

7. In Chapter 36, why is it decided that Amal will go to the literacy center?

8. What does Asif tell Amal about his family to give her hope that things can change?

9. What does Nabila tell Amal about their debt in Chapter 24?

10. In Chapter 38, what does Amal bring back for Fatima, and what do they do together?

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