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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. Where is Sajjad at the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Ahmedabad.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Delhi.
(d) Ankara.

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

3. What type of music does Raza try to play for his father in Chapter 20?
(a) Metallophones.
(b) Harmonium.
(c) Sitar.
(d) Sarangi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Hiroko have a miscarriage?

2. In Chapter 17, what movie does a man in the video store want Kim to watch?

3. What name does Sajjad tell Elizabeth that he wants to name his daughter if he ever has one?

4. What was Yoshi Watanabe's family's last name?

5. Where was James's grandmother from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Elizabeth describe Mussoorie?

3. Why does Elizabeth think that Sajjad and Hiroko cannot be together?

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

5. Why did Harry think he might have trouble when he applied for the the CIA's, and what was the sticking point?

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

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

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

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

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

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