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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 34, what book does Raza find that Harry had been reading?

2. When does Abdullah tell Raza in Chapter 40 that his friend Kemal was picked up and never heard from again?

3. In Chapter 23, which of his brothers does Sajjad think Raza is like when he learns the boy has gone to a training camp?

4. How old is Raza in Chapter 23?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What accounted for Raza's confidence and re-emergence of a love for learning in Chapter 22?

3. In Chapter 33, what does Raza learn about Abdullah?

4. How does Raza escape in Chapter 35?

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

6. What is the part of the journey Raza takes by ship to Canada like?

7. Why does Raza decide not to consider an American university?

8. How does Raza feel when they get near the training camp?

9. How and where does Hiroko meet with Abdullah?

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

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

Konrad and Hiroko were both being watched by the police. Why were Konrad and Hiroko being watched by the police? Were they traitors or just suspected of being traitors because of their backgrounds?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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