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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 Chapter 2, what does Hafsa say that Miss Sadia talked about last week in school that made everyone late?

2. In Chapter 12, where do Omar, Seema, and Amal gather to talk about what Jawad Sahib might do?

3. What color sheets are on Nasreen's bed in Chapter 18?

4. What flowers are planted around Amal's house?

5. In Chapter 13, what does Jawad Sahib say he cannot tolerate?

Short Essay Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 6, what does the house look like?

2. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Malik tell Amal about going back to school?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Amal learn about being a girl?

4. In Chapter 11, what does Malik tell Amal she should have done after Jawad Sahib hit her with his car?

5. In Chapter 7, how is Mehnaz doing?

6. In Chapter 15, what does Mehnaz tell Amal when she leaves?

7. Who is Omar, and why does Amal's mother not want them to do things together any more?

8. What does Mehnaz say about having a daughter in Chapter 12?

9. Why did Malik borrow money from Jawad Sahib?

10. How does Amal spend her day in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amal thinks that her mother is sick because she is sad that she had a daughter. What does Mehnaz tell Amal about how she feels after a baby is born? Why was Amal deceived by her mother’s illness into thinking that not having a son made Mehnaz very sick?

Essay Topic 2

Amal’s life changes after the baby is born. How does Amal’s life change? How does she cope and make do with the changes?

Essay Topic 3

Point of view in a book is determined by who is telling the story. What is the point of view of the novel? How does that point of view affect what readers know about characters and events?

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