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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, when are the British planning to leave India?
(a) November.
(b) December.
(c) Mid-August.
(d) Early July.

2. What is the only day off Lala Buksh has off?
(a) Mondays.
(b) Fridays.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Saturdays.

3. What type of factory does Sajjad manage?
(a) Cement.
(b) Textile.
(c) Brick.
(d) Soap.

4. In Chapter 12, when was the last time the General had been to his place in Istanbul when he offers it to Sajjad and Hiroko for their honeymoon?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1942.

5. When does "The Yet Unknowing World" take place?
(a) August 9, 1945.
(b) August 2, 1945.
(c) August 13, 1945.
(d) August 27, 1945.

6. How long has James known Sajjad?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 11 years.
(d) 8 years.

7. What city had the Americans planned to bomb, but had to change their plans because of cloud cover?
(a) Sasebo.
(b) Kumamoto.
(c) Kokura.
(d) Itoshima.

8. Where does Hiroko like to sit in Chapter 8?
(a) Cafe.
(b) Oak tree.
(c) Garden.
(d) Balcony.

9. In "Veiled Birds," Chapter 2, how long has it been since Konrad's death?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 1 1/2 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 20 months.

10. How old was Kim when Ilse Burton told her about Konrad?
(a) 9.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

11. In "The Yet Unknowing World," Chapter 1, how old is Konrad?
(a) 21.
(b) 26.
(c) 29.
(d) 31.

12. Where are Hiroto and Sajjad married?
(a) Catholic church.
(b) Mosque.
(c) Civil ceremony.
(d) Protestant church.

13. When Sajjad's mother asked him to take on the financial side of the calligraphy business, how long did Sajjad agree to do so?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 18 weeks.

14. In Chapter 7, what trees line Civil Lines as Sajjad pedals to work?
(a) Nimboo.
(b) Amrood.
(c) Amla.
(d) Gulmohar.

15. What hospital did Yoshi Watanabe help Hiroko enter for radiation sickness after the bomb?
(a) Nagasaki.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) Hiroshima.
(d) Osaka.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Veiled Birds," Chapter 3, how long had Hiroko been in Delhi and staying with the Burtons?

2. What have Sajjad and Lala Buksh starting do together in the mornings in Chapter 7?

3. What does Harry give Raza that he had his daughter carry from New York?

4. How many charcoal-colored bird-shaped burns are on Hiroko's back?

5. What color are James's eyes?

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