View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Nadia work in Chapter 2?
(a) Architectural company.
(b) Engineering firm.
(c) Public relations firm.
(d) Insurance company.

2. In Chapter 1, what type of tattoo does the woman have who is sleeping in Sydney, Australia?
(a) Fleur de lis.
(b) Small mythological bird.
(c) Small red rose.
(d) Heart.

3. When does Nadia move to Saeed's place?
(a) Day of his mother's funeral.
(b) 2 weeks after his mother's funeral.
(c) 2 days after his mother's funeral.
(d) Week after his mother's funeral.

4. In Chapter 2, when did the man who was in the bar nursing a drink remember beating a half-Filipino boy?
(a) Junior high.
(b) 5th grade.
(c) High school.
(d) 6th grade.

5. In Chapter 3, how long after independence did telephone lines remain a rare thing?
(a) About 15 years.
(b) 45 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) Decades.

6. What did Saeed's mother used to do as an occupation?
(a) Chef.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) School teacher.
(d) Artist.

7. In Chapter 5, how many trenches are dug in the courtyard of Saeed's apartment building for public toilets?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

8. In Chapter 5, what does Saeed's father ask of Nadia?
(a) To stay with Saeed until he is out of danger.
(b) To marry Saeed.
(c) To write to him.
(d) To send him pictures.

9. In Chapter 4, who does Saeed's mother think she sees firing a machine gun from the back of a pickup truck?
(a) Former student.
(b) Nephew.
(c) Uncle.
(d) Cousin.

10. In Chapter 2, where does Saeed wish to travel?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Chile.

11. In Chapter 2, where are the girls from that the man who was nursing a drink sees when he goes outside?
(a) Philippines.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Malaysia.

12. In Chapter 5, what does the daughter of the family stare at as they move toward the beach?
(a) Skydivers.
(b) Surfers.
(c) Swimmers.
(d) Remote cameras.

13. In Chapter 2, where is a young man nursing a drink he has not paid for?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Tokyo.

14. When did Nadia move out of her family's house?
(a) When she was 18.
(b) 4 years after university.
(c) When she was 23.
(d) After university.

15. In Chapter 5, how many times has Saeed wept since his mother's death?
(a) Four times.
(b) Twice.
(c) Three times.
(d) Once.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how much time will pass before a local man with a ponytail who offers ingredients for chefs and epicures be beheaded?

2. In Chapter 5 after taking things from Nadia's apartment, what do Saeed and Nadia pay to get past a militant checkpoint?`

3. When Saeed asks Nadia to move to his parents' place, where does he tell her he will sleep?

4. In Chapter 3, how much time does Saeed spend in the evenings browsing the internet?

5. In Chapter 5, where do Nadia and Saeed meet an agent?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 439 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample