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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. In Chapter 16, in what color bags are the fish bagged that Sajjad buys?

2. Which of Sajjad's brothers was killed in the Partition riots?

3. Where was James's grandmother from?

4. How many times must one repeat the Kalma to become a Muslim?

5. What name does Sajjad tell Elizabeth that he wants to name his daughter if he ever has one?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Harry think he might have trouble when he applied for the the CIA's, and what was the sticking point?

6. In Chapter 1, who sent Konrad to Nagasaki and why?

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

8. How does Elizabeth describe Mussoorie?

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

10. What negotiations does Hiroko remember that she and Sajjad made during their first years of marriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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