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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. How long has the war been raging in Chapter 31?

2. After Abdullah left, when did his wife have a son?

3. How many prayers times has Raza slept through when he is told to get up in Chapter 24?

4. In Chapter 33, who calls with news of Abdullah?

5. On what floor of Harry's apartment building is Raza's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Raza escape in Chapter 35?

3. How does Sajjad spend his days after Raza disappears?

4. In Chapter 29, why is Kim worried when she cannot reach her father on the phone?

5. How does Sajjad respond when Hiroko tells him that Raza is gone?

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

7. How does Sajjad die?

8. What has been Yoshi Watanabe been doing in Chapter 32?

9. In Chapter 21, what does Harry Burton remember that Hiroko told him when Sajjad had asked him to leave?

10. How long has Abdullah been in the U.S., and why did he come?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hiroko did not want to live after the bomb. What changes in her life did Hiroko have to endure after the bomb? How did she survive all those changes?

Essay Topic 2

Hiroko and Yoshi are worried about the threat of nuclear war between Pakistan and India. Why are Hiroko and Yoshi worried about the threat of nuclear war between Pakistan and India? Why is the conflict personal for them?

Essay Topic 3

Mood is an element that authors use to evoke feelings in readers through the use of descriptive language. Mood is the overall feeling that readers have when reading a story. What is the overall mood of Burnt Shadows?

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