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

2. In Chapter 5, where do Nadia and Saeed meet an agent?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Saeed's father ask of Nadia?

4. How long after his parents' marriage was Saeed born?

5. Where did Saeed's parents meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 3, what happens to a man who sells shrooms?

4. What does Nadia do with the money she withdraws from her bank in Chapter 4?

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

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

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

8. What does Nadia call Saeed's father in Chapter 5 and why?

9. How does Nadia say goodbye to the man she has been seeing in Chapter 2?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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