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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 did the capital of Pakistan shift to Islamabad?

2. What color are the notebooks that Konrad wrote in?

3. How old was Hiroko when she became pregnant with Raza?

4. When did Hiroko have a miscarriage?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Raza learn Pashto?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Hiroto's back look like?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

The setting in a book is the place or places where the action takes place. Where does the story take place? Is the setting simply a backdrop to the story and characters or does it take on the role of a character?

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