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

2. What video does Kim get in Chapter 17?
(a) Star Wars.
(b) Porky's.
(c) The Princess Bride.
(d) Tootsie.

3. From what university was the professor who taught Sajjad and his sister English when they were children?
(a) Aligarh.
(b) Rashtriya.
(c) Indraprastha.
(d) Jamia Hamdard.

4. In Chapter 8, where will Lala Buksh be when the Burtons return?
(a) New employer.
(b) Dilli.
(c) Running his own business.
(d) Pakistan.

5. In "The Yet Unknowing World," Chapter 1, how long has it been since Hiroshima was bombed?
(a) 4 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 3 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the brothers who have worked for years in the calligraphy business?

2. When did Sajjad meet Konrad in Dilli?

3. Where does Sajjad's sister live in Chapter 18?

4. What color lipstick is Kim wearing in Chapter 17?

5. In Chapter 15, how many times has Raza retaken his exam?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Hiroko after the world goes white?

2. What does Sajjad tell James about his lack of an apology when he sent him away?

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

4. What is Kim Burton like in Chapter 17, and why is she in Islamabad?

5. Where does Konrad keep his journals and why?

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

7. What happens when Hiroko goes to the bookstore to buy War and Peace in Chapter 14?

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

9. Where does Sajjad live, and how long has his family lived there?

10. How does Elizabeth describe Mussoorie?

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