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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Sajjad's mother asked him to take on the financial side of the calligraphy business, how long did Sajjad agree to do so?

2. When did Konrad first step inside Azalea Manor?

3. Which of Sajjad's brothers was killed in the Partition riots?

4. How many times must one repeat the Kalma to become a Muslim?

5. Where do the Burton's move for the summer in "Veiled Birds," Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What plans does Sajjad share with Hiroko?

4. Where are Hiroko and Sajjad married and where do they consummate their marriage?

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

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

7. How did Raza learn Pashto?

8. What ultimatum does Altamash give Iqbal?

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

10. What does Hiroto's back look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Konrad and Hiroko were both being watched by the police. Why were Konrad and Hiroko being watched by the police? Were they traitors or just suspected of being traitors because of their backgrounds?

Essay Topic 2

Yoshi Watanabe welcomed Konrad to Japan and helped him settle in. What type of relationship did Yoshi and Konrad have when Konrad first came to Japan? How and why did their relationship change?

Essay Topic 3

Hiroko and Yoshi are worried about the threat of nuclear war between Pakistan and India. Why are Hiroko and Yoshi worried about the threat of nuclear war between Pakistan and India? Why is the conflict personal for them?

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