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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. From where did Sajjad Ali Ashraf's ancestors come from?

2. Where is Sajjad at the beginning of Chapter 12?

3. When did Sajjad meet Konrad in Dilli?

4. When did Hiroko have a miscarriage?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What ultimatum does Altamash give Iqbal?

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

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

4. How does Hiroko explain her relationship with Konrad to Elizabeth and James Burton?

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

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

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

8. How does Elizabeth describe Mussoorie?

9. Why is Harry Burton in Pakistan?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sajjad and Hiroko are married for over 35 years. Why did people think their relationship would not survive? Why did it survive? How did they use negotiation to help their relationship thrive?

Essay Topic 2

Hiroko is upset when Sajjad tells her she is beautiful after she shows him her scars. Why is Hiroko upset when Sajjad tells her she is beautiful after she shows him her scars? How does she misinterpret what he says? How does miscommunication affect their relationship?

Essay Topic 3

What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in the book? How does the point of view influence what readers know about events and characters?

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