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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. In "Veiled Birds," Chapter 4, how long has Hiroko been studying Urdu?

2. In Chapter 16, in what color bags are the fish bagged that Sajjad buys?

3. Where is Sajjad at the beginning of Chapter 12?

4. At the end of Chapter 12, when did Hiroko and Sajjad plan to return to Delhi?

5. In Chapter 20, what does Hiroko bring Sajjad to eat when she sees that his tape recorder is broken?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Salma say that no one will give their daughter in marriage to Raza?

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

3. How did Raza learn Pashto?

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

5. What plans does Sajjad share with Hiroko?

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

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

8. Why does Raza go to see Abdullah, and what does Abdullah promise him?

9. Where does Konrad keep his journals and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Raza felt like an outsider in Pakistan. Why did Raza feel like an outsider in Pakistan? Why did he seem to be an outsider even though he had lived there all his life?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Hiroko and Sajjad have an argument after she shows him her burns. What does Elizabeth think she sees when she hears them arguing? How did the appearance of what was happening deceive her?

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