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

2. In Chapter 17, how old does Amal think the girl is who is chopping onions?

3. How do Amal's parents look at the news in Chapter 5 that they have another girl?

4. In Chapter 15, how many times has Amal ridden in a car before she is taken away?

5. Before the baby was born, when did Amal like to sit and talk to her mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How do Seema and Miss Sadia hope to be able to help Amal keep learning in Chapter 8?

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

9. Why did Malik borrow money from Jawad Sahib?

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

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

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

Foreshadowing is a literary device that hints at future events in a story. How does the author use foreshadowing in the book? How does foreshadowing create suspense?

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