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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 29, what does Ilse remember was the name of Kim's ex-husband?

2. When did Harry write a blistering article under a pseudonym about the CIA's decision to turn its back on Afghanistan after the Soviet withdrawal?

3. What has Kim trained to be?

4. Who told Hiroko what happened when Kim took Abdullah to Canada?

5. In Chapter 38, what is the name of the driver who picks up Raza in Iran?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Steve tell Raza after Harry's death?

2. How and where does Hiroko meet with Abdullah?

3. How did Abdullah learn English?

4. Why is Raza sent back home from the training camp?

5. What does Salma tell Hiroko about Raza's disappearance?

6. What languages did Raza learn when he worked in Dubai?

7. In Chapter 22, where does Raza think he and Abdullah are going, and why is it a problem that they do not go to Peshawar?

8. What does Raza do when he sees police coming to the restaurant where he is meeting with Abdullah?

9. How does Raza escape in Chapter 35?

10. How did Raza end up working in Dubai, and what did he do there?

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

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?

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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