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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. Why can the trains not be used in Saeed and Nadia's part of London?
(a) Trains are no longer running in London.
(b) Stations are sealed.
(c) Have to have ID cards.
(d) Too expensive.

2. In Chapter 10, where did the preacher's wife come from whose worship Saeed enjoys?
(a) Spain.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Brazil.
(d) Saeed's country.

3. What is served for dinner in Chapter 8 when a woman comes for her daughter at the House of the Children?
(a) Tacos.
(b) Soup.
(c) Burritos.
(d) Refried beans and rice.

4. In Chapter 10, who is the only family member who visits the old woman who has always lived in the same house?
(a) Granddaughter.
(b) Son.
(c) Grandson.
(d) Daughter.

5. In Chapter 8, how many migrants are rumored to have been incinerated when a cinema burned down?
(a) 318.
(b) 265.
(c) About 300.
(d) Over 200.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. In Chapter 7, what day of the week does the housekeeper come to work in the house where Nadia and Saeed are staying?

3. In Chapter 9, how many white hairs does Saeed have in his beard?

4. Who helps Nadia gain the right to attend council sessions of the Nigerians?

5. What does Nadia dream about in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do migrants take over London in Chapter 7?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 9, why does Nadia suggest that she and Saeed move to Marin near San Francisco?

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

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

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

8. At the beginning of Chapter 8, where is electricity still to be found?

9. What do Saeed and Nadia find when they go to the rendezvous point in Chapter 6?

10. In Chapter 9, what at Nadia and Saeed working toward?

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