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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 have Sajjad and Lala Buksh starting do together in the mornings in Chapter 7?

2. When did Sajjad meet Konrad in Dilli?

3. When does "Veiled Birds" take place?

4. What is the only language Raza speaks that Hiroko did not teach him?

5. In Chapter 8, where are the Burtons?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Sajjad live, and how long has his family lived there?

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

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

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

7. What plans does Sajjad share with Hiroko?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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