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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 29, what does Hamid make the servants to eat?

2. In Chapter 26, how old is the newspaper that Amal sees at the market?

3. In Chapter 23, how does Amal spend the ten minutes during Nasreen's bath time?

4. How many spice stores do Amal and Nasreen pass in the market in Chapter 31?

5. Why are Nasreen and Jawad out in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mumtaz gives Amal and Nabila sodas, what does she tease Nabila about?

2. In Chapter 22, what do the servants say about Roshanara?

3. Why does Nasreen not visit her family anymore in Chapter 36?

4. What does Amal think about Hafsa's life in Chapter 33?

5. In Chapter 26, what does Amal find when she leaves the estate?

6. What does Fozia want Amal to do and why in Chapter 35?

7. In Chapter 23, what happens when Amal goes to get a book from the library?

8. What room does Amal find in Chapter 21?

9. In Chapter 34, where does Shabnum sit and what does she look like?

10. How does Jawad react when Amal is gone in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fatima wants Amal to teach her to read. Why does Fatima want to learn to read? Why is it so important to her?

Essay Topic 2

Amal’s life changes after the baby is born. How does Amal’s life change? How does she cope and make do with the changes?

Essay Topic 3

Asif tells Amal that she is brave. Why does Asif tell Amal that she is brave? Is Amal afraid? Does she do the right thing anyway? Why is she brave?

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