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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. What color is the floor of the courtyard painted?
2. How much land does Amal's family own?
3. What tray does Nabila say that Nasreen always uses in Chapter 19?
4. Who is the author of the book that Omar brings Amal in Chapter 3?
5. What notes are Seema and Amal preparing to go over in Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. In Chapter 16, what does the servants' area of the estate look like?
2. Why is Amal not able to stay after school in Chapter 1?
3. At the end of Chapter 6, what does the house look like?
4. How does Jawad Sahib want to be repaid in Chapter 12?
5. What is the visit like with Fozia and Hafsa in Chapter 6?
6. In Chapter 12, when does Amal remember sitting with her mother before the baby came?
7. What does Nabila do when Amal is getting the breakfast tray ready for Nasreen in Chapter 19?
8. What does Amal see as she approaches Jawad's house in Chapter 16?
9. In Chapter 20, what does Nabila do and blame Amal?
10. In Chapter 1, what bad news does Miss Sadia have for her class, and what will they do about it?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Amal has to stop going to school and take care of her sisters. Why is it more important for Amal to take care of her sisters than go to school? Would a boy have had to stay home from school? Why is it not a priority for Amal to get a good education?
Essay Topic 2
In the novel, some characters are more thoroughly described than others. Who are some characters that are merely named in passing or have a minor role in the novel? What is the importance of these flat characters to the storyline? In what way do these characters make the main characters more colorful or interesting? When there is conflict, what type of role do these flat characters play?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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