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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 final illness killed Sajjad's mother?

2. In Chapter 8, when are the British planning to leave India?

3. At the end of Chapter 11, how many times has Sajjad seen the Himalayan mountains before?

4. At the end of Chapter 12, when did Hiroko and Sajjad plan to return to Delhi?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sajjad remember about their attempts to have children?

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

3. What plans does Sajjad share with Hiroko?

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

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

6. Why does Elizabeth think that Sajjad and Hiroko cannot be together?

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

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

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

10. What happens to Hiroko after the world goes white?

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

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

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?

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