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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 13, what does Jawad Sahib say he cannot tolerate?

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

3. In Chapter 9, what are Safa and Rabia doing when Fozia arrives?

4. In Chapter 9, whose bike is Hafsa riding?

5. In Chapter 1, what does Amal's father grow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jawad Sahib want to be repaid in Chapter 12?

2. In Chapter 12, when does Amal remember sitting with her mother before the baby came?

3. What does Amal see as she approaches Jawad's house in Chapter 16?

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

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

6. What does Nabila do when Amal is getting the breakfast tray ready for Nasreen in Chapter 19?

7. In Chapter 2, what is being built and what is the building rumored to be?

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

9. In Chapter 1, what bad news does Miss Sadia have for her class, and what will they do about it?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amal and Mumtaz have different views of marriage. How do Amal and Mumtaz differ on their views of marriage? How would they differ in their views of having Jawad for a husband? What do their views reveal about marriage in Pakistan?

Essay Topic 2

Amal thinks that she and Nasreen are in a cage. Why does Amal think that both she and Nasreen are in cages? What freedom do both of them lack?

Essay Topic 3

Amal misses her home when she goes to the estate. Why does Amal miss her home? How does she deal with her homesickness?

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