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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what type of music do Nadia and Saeed listen to after being intimate?
(a) Bossa nova.
(b) Jazz.
(c) Classical.
(d) Reggae.

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

4. In Chapter 1 when Saeed and his parents star gaze on the balcony, what do they drink?
(a) Iced tea.
(b) Lemonade.
(c) Green tea.
(d) Wine.

5. In Chapter 3, what type of vehicle does Saeed scrape when he is driving to Nadia's?
(a) Lexus.
(b) SUV.
(c) Hummer.
(d) Mercedes.

6. What type of weapon does the second man have who enters through a black door and sees the brave man?
(a) Knockoff Russian assault rifle.
(b) Shotgun.
(c) AK-47.
(d) Knife.

7. In Chapter 5, where does Saeed's father go everyday?
(a) Uncle's house.
(b) Brother's house.
(c) Cousin's house.
(d) Grandfather's house.

8. In Chapter 2 when Nadia and Saeed go to her place, how many checkpoints do they have to pass?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

9. How many employees does Saeed's employer have in Chapter 1?
(a) 15.
(b) About a half a dozen.
(c) Over a dozen.
(d) 24.

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

11. In Chapter 5, what language does the family speak that emerges from an interior service door?
(a) Bodo.
(b) Tamil.
(c) Sindhi.
(d) Nepali.

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

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

14. In Chapter 5, where does a family emerge from an interior service door?
(a) Jumeirah Beach Residence.
(b) Cairo Beach Residence.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Turkey.

15. Where does Nadia live in Chapter 2?
(a) A room atop the house of a widow.
(b) Small house.
(c) 4-story apartment building.
(d) With her parents.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where does Saeed wish to travel?

2. What was Nadia's favorite subject when she was a child?

3. In Chapter 5, what separates the trenches dug in the courtyard of Saeed's apartment building?

4. What is the man wearing in Chapter 2, who is nursing a drink he has not paid for?

5. In Chapter 3, what do militants take over at the same time that Nadia signs for a package of foodstuffs?

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