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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. What does a brave man wear in Chapter 4?

2. Where did Saeed's parents meet?

3. In Chapter 1, what does Saeed's father do for a living?

4. When does Nadia move to Saeed's place?

5. In Chapter 3, how many weekends after the curfew are Nadia and Saeed able to meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what does Nadia see the two times she passes her family's home in Chapter 4?

2. Where would Nadia and Saeed like to travel and why?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 3, what is switched off and how does that affect Nadia, Saeed, and others in the city?

5. In Chapter 2, who has Nadia been seeing and where did they meet?

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

7. In Chapter 5, what things is Nadia able to get from her apartment?

8. In Chapter 1, how does Saeed usually prepare presentations for clients?

9. How is the place described where Saeed lives with his parents?

10. In Chapter 3 after the assault on the stock exchange, how do the militants change their strategy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

London is divided into light and dark when it begins filling with migrants. What do light and dark represent in London? What do the darkness and the light reveal about structural inequalities in London?

Essay Topic 2

Nadia has a record player and enjoys listening to music when she lives in the city. How are individuals expected to conform in the city? How does the record player symbolize Nadia’s individuality and independence? How does the record player allow Nadia to make connections and overcome the isolation and loneliness that she often feels in the city?

Essay Topic 3

When the militants first arrive, Saeed’s family’s apartment is a safe place from the violence of the streets. How does the violence begin to affect the sanctity of the apartment? How does the death of Saeed’s mother transform their place from sanctuary to place of danger? What does the change of the apartment from sanctuary to place of danger reveal about war and safe places?

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