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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. What color are James's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) Brown.
(d) Gray.

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

3. How long did Hiroko's father spend in prison for treason?
(a) Over 2 weeks.
(b) Almost 3 weeks.
(c) 16 days.
(d) 8 days.

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

5. In Chapter 8, where are the Burtons?
(a) Ram Gaon.
(b) Bichhu.
(c) Mussoorie.
(d) Bhediyana.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 17, how long has the mosque near Margalla HIlls been under construction?

2. What is the only day off Lala Buksh has off?

3. When did Konrad first step inside Azalea Manor?

4. Since Germany's surrender, how often have Konrad and Hiroko been meeting?

5. Where was James's grandmother from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Sajjad get his job with James Burton?

3. What does Hiroko see when she looks out her window after the world goes white?

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

5. Why is Sajjad upset at the end of Chapter 12?

6. Where does Konrad keep his journals and why?

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

8. Why does Sajjad have second thoughts about asking Hiroko to marry him in Chapter 9?

9. What ultimatum does Altamash give Iqbal?

10. What does Hiroko know about James Burton when she arrives in Delhi, and what does a painting of him reveal to her?

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