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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 5, what does Mehnaz do when she learns she has another girl?

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

3. What design is on the teacup that Amal uses for Nasreen in Chapter 19?

4. How does Nabila say that she hurt her arm in Chapter 16?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 7, how is Mehnaz doing?

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

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

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 is upset by a poem that Asif has her read. Why is Amal upset about the poem? What does Amal think that the poem symbolizes about power? How does her view differ from Asif's and why?

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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