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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of Sajjad's brothers was killed in the Partition riots?
(a) Altamash.
(b) Ali Ashraf.
(c) Sikander.
(d) Iqbal.

2. How old is Elizabeth in "Veiled Birds," Chapter 1?
(a) 34.
(b) 37.
(c) 35.
(d) 36.

3. What have Sajjad and Lala Buksh starting do together in the mornings in Chapter 7?
(a) Having breakfast.
(b) Discussing the news.
(c) Drink chai.
(d) Drink tea.

4. Where was James's grandmother from?
(a) France.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Scotland.

5. How much older is Salma than Raza?
(a) 1 1/2 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 22 months.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Konrad first step inside Azalea Manor?

2. What final illness killed Sajjad's mother?

3. 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?

4. By law, what are the only exceptions to Sajjad marrying outside his religion?

5. In "Veiled Birds," Chapter 2, how long has it been since Konrad's death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Elizabeth see when she hears shouting and looks out on the verandah?

2. How does Elizabeth describe Mussoorie?

3. What does Hiroto's back look like?

4. What negotiations does Hiroko remember that she and Sajjad made during their first years of marriage?

5. What shop does Hiroko miss in Chapter 14, and why?

6. How does Hiroko explain her relationship with Konrad to Elizabeth and James Burton?

7. How did Raza learn Pashto?

8. What does Sajjad remember about their attempts to have children?

9. In Chapter 1, who sent Konrad to Nagasaki and why?

10. In Chapter 3, why is Hiroko staying with the Burtons?

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