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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 9, where does Nadia suggest she and Saeed go?
(a) Close to San Francisco.
(b) Near Los Angeles.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Denver.

2. Where did Saeed's mother used to pray?
(a) Bedroom.
(b) Living room.
(c) Balcony.
(d) Kitchen.

3. In Chapter 6, when Nadia and Saeed go fishing, how many fish do they catch?
(a) 1.
(b) 0.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. What group begins to occupy the house where Nadia and Saeed are staying?
(a) Nigerians.
(b) Hondurans.
(c) South Africans.
(d) Sudanese.

5. In Chapter 7, how many people die in London when a mob gathers in Palace Gardens Terrace?
(a) 11.
(b) 3.
(c) 21.
(d) 34.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Saeed work in Chapter 9?

2. In Chapter 10, how long has it been since the death of the second husband of the old woman who had always lived in the same house?

3. What type of trees can Nadia and Saeed see from the room where they emerge in Chapter 7?

4. What are migrants promised if they work in Chapter 9?

5. What is served for dinner in Chapter 8 when a woman comes for her daughter at the House of the Children?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Saeed learn about his father's death?

2. In Chapter 7 when it is dark, who begin to emerge from the upstairs room where Nadia and Saeed emerged?

3. Where do Nadia and Saeed find themselves at the beginning of Chapter 7?

4. What is the native situation in Marin in Chapter 10?

5. How do Nadia and Saeed set up living quarters in Marin in Chapter 10?

6. In Chapter 9, what disasters are reported?

7. What is known about the old woman in Palo Alto in Chapter 10?

8. What is Saeed's foreman like in Chapter 9?

9. When did Saeed begin attending the weekly communal prayer with his father, and what was the experience like for him?

10. How do Nadia and Saeed find another door in Chapter 6?

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