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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Saeed's parents meet?

2. Where do Saeed and Nadia meet?

3. How many rooms do Saeed and his parents have in their flat?

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

5. What do Saeed and his parents put in front of their windows?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, how does Nadia spend her lunch hours?

2. In Chapter 5, how are funerals different than they were before the fighting?

3. In Chapter 1, when Saeed asks Nadia to coffee, how much fighting has the city seen where they live?

4. In Chapter 5, why is Saeed grateful that Nadia is with him and his father?

5. In Chapter 3, how does Saeed limit the use of his phone?

6. In Chapter 2, what is the refugee situation?

7. What is said about Nadia and school at the beginning of Chapter 2?

8. In Chapter 4, what happens to Saeed's mother?

9. Why does Saeed's father not wish to go with Nadia and Saeed when they leave?

10. Why is Saeed surprised when he sees Nadia's mode of transportation in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Having an influx of people go through doors and migrate around the world, puts a strain on resources in the places where they go. What is revealed about migration through Nadia and Saeed’s experiences? How do various places deal with the migrant crisis?

Essay Topic 2

When the militants begin to take over, windows change from being sources of light and air. Instead they become a fragile barrier that cannot stop bullets or other hazards. What do windows represent during peace? What do windows represent during war time? How does the meaning and symbolism of windows change from peace time to war time?

Essay Topic 3

In London, the migrants are given the opportunity to work for land and access to utilities, but they still have very little status or say in government. How does the city give migrants the opportunity to work for land and access to utilities? What type of jobs are migrants allowed to perform? What jobs do natives perform? What do the jobs and living conditions that the migrants experience reveal about the status of migrants?

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