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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 2, what color door is on the building being built in Chapter 2?

3. What does Amal go to the market to get in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 1, how many girls pass their math tests?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amal do with her sisters while her mother is having the baby in Chapter 4?

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

3. What is the visit like with Fozia and Hafsa in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 18, what is the room like that Amal is to sleep in at the estate?

5. In Chapter 16, what does the servants' area of the estate look like?

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

7. Why is Amal not able to stay after school in Chapter 1?

8. What happens to Amal in Chapter 10?

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

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 is allowed to go home for a wedding. Why does Amal feel torn by the visit home? Why is the visit poignant for her?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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