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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. What did Zenith Irfan ride across Pakistan?

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

4. What does Fozia say she will pick up at the market for Mehnaz in Chapter 11?

5. What notes are Seema and Amal preparing to go over in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 20, what does Nabila do and blame Amal?

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

5. What did the Khan family do when the people of Hazarabad rebelled?

6. Why does Jawad Sahib say that Amal should thank Nasreen in Chapter 17?

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

8. Why did Malik borrow money from Jawad Sahib?

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

10. What does Omar do when he sees Amal, Hafsa, and Seema and what does it mean?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Amal and Nabila will probably never be able to pay their debts and go home. Why will Amal and Nabila never be able to pay their debts and go home? Are they indentured servants or slaves? Explain.

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

Conflicts between characters are often caused by a problem. What are some conflicts that occur in the novel? Are the conflicts in the book mostly man vs. man, man vs. nature, or man vs. self? Are they internal or external conflicts?

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