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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 long has Henry, James and Elizabeth's son, been at boarding school, in "Veiled Birds," Chapter 3?

2. What type of music does Raza try to play for his father in Chapter 20?

3. In "The Yet Unknowing World," Chapter 1, how long has it been since Hiroshima was bombed?

4. In Chapter 7, what trees line Civil Lines as Sajjad pedals to work?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Konrad keep his journals and why?

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

9. How did Raza learn Pashto?

10. What does Hiroto's back look like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does the author use cliffhangers in the novel? How do cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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