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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. How old is Elizabeth in "Veiled Birds," Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 8, where will Lala Buksh be when the Burtons return?

3. In Chapter 17, how long has Kim been in Islamabad?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Where does Konrad keep his journals and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elizabeth and James have been married for over a decade by the 1940s. What type of relationship did they have when they were first married? How has their relationship changed and why does Elizabeth seek a divorce?

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

Allusions are figures of speech. What are allusions? How does the author use allusions? How can allusions be ambiguous references to people, places or things? Why might allusions be difficult for readers to understand and connect to ideas?

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