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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. What hospital did Yoshi Watanabe help Hiroko enter for radiation sickness after the bomb?

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

3. In Chapter 8, when are the British planning to leave India?

4. In "Veiled Birds," Chapter 2, how long has it been since Konrad's death?

5. When did the capital of Pakistan shift to Islamabad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plans does Sajjad share with Hiroko?

2. How does Elizabeth describe Mussoorie?

3. What is James's occupation and why is he not working in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sajjad was looking for Raza when he was killed by Sher Mohammad. What is culpability? Were either Harry or Raza culpable for Sajjad’s death?

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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