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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. At Nadia's workplace, who is it rumored to have fled abroad?
(a) The president of the company.
(b) Her manager.
(c) The president and vice president of the company.
(d) His boss and her boss's boss.

4. In Chapter 5 after taking things from Nadia's apartment, what do Saeed and Nadia pay to get past a militant checkpoint?`
(a) Dried fruit.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Canned goods.
(d) Dried meat.

5. In Chapter 3, where do Nadia and Saeed begin to meet during the day?
(a) Chinese restaurant.
(b) Soup and salad bar.
(c) Cheap burger joint.
(d) Park.

6. How does Nadia cover her windows in Chapter 4?
(a) With packing tape and rubbish bags.
(b) With bookshelves.
(c) With curtains.
(d) With plywood.

7. What do Saeed and his parents put in front of their windows?
(a) Cabinets.
(b) Plywood.
(c) Bookshelves.
(d) Cupboards.

8. In Chapter 4, what merchants disappear that Saeed's mother knew?
(a) Butcher and man who dyed fabrics.
(b) Coffee merchant and fish monger.
(c) Man who ran the vegetable stand and butcher.
(d) Fruit seller and baker.

9. What was Nadia's favorite subject when she was a child?
(a) Math.
(b) History.
(c) Art.
(d) Home economics.

10. In Chapter 4 after the phone signals died, where does Saeed go?
(a) Burger joint.
(b) Grocery.
(c) Park.
(d) Nadia's apartment.

11. At the end of Chapter 3, what does the government turn off?
(a) Gas.
(b) Cell phones.
(c) Water.
(d) Electricity.

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

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

14. What does Nadia fear will happen to her and to Saeed if they leave the city?
(a) Be enslaved.
(b) Be caged.
(c) Be killed.
(d) Be servants.

15. In Chapter 1, what does Saeed's father do for a living?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Architect.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Professor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what does Nadia always wear?

2. In Chapter 2, where is a young man nursing a drink he has not paid for?

3. Where does Nadia work in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 3, how long after independence did telephone lines remain a rare thing?

5. Where did Saeed's parents meet?

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