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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. When Harry arrived in Islamabad, who provided the Soviet-made arms?

2. How long did Harry live in the apartment that Kim is packing in Chapter 37?

3. How long did Raza spend in Dubai after Sajjad's death?

4. In Chapter 37, how many copies of Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes does Kim find in her father's apartment?

5. In Chapter 24, how is Raza sent home?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Kim call the police about Abdullah, and how does Hiroko react?

2. How did Abdullah learn English?

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

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

5. In Chapter 30, what are Kim's reasons for moving to New York City?

6. What does Raza know about Abdullah's family?

7. How old is Ilse and what does Ilse look like in Chapter 27?

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

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

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

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

It took time for Hiroko to fit into the community in Pakistan. Why did it take time for Hiroko to fit into the community in Pakistan? What did she do to fit into her new community?

Essay Topic 3

Raza felt like an outsider in Pakistan. Why did Raza feel like an outsider in Pakistan? Why did he seem to be an outsider even though he had lived there all his life?

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