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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 does Nadia have a beauty mark?

2. At the end of Chapter 3, what does the government turn off?

3. How many employees does Saeed's employer have in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 3, how much time will pass before a local man with a ponytail who offers ingredients for chefs and epicures be beheaded?

5. What does Nadia ride to and from school in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 1, hat is the topic of conversation when Saeed and Nadia first have coffee?

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

6. In Chapter 5, where does Saeed's father go every day?

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

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

9. What has Nadia's relationship been like with her family?

10. In Chapter 4, who does Saeed's mother think she sees firing a machine gun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nadia and Saeed find different ways to adapt to life in London. What different ways do they find to help them adapt to their new life? How do the different ways that they adjust affect their relationship? What does their adaptation to their new life reveal about acclimatization?

Essay Topic 2

Nadia and Saeed experience good and bad as they move from refugee camp to refugee camp. What do their experiences reveal about charity and exploitation in difficult times?

Essay Topic 3

Nadia adapts more easily to her new surroundings than Saeed. What was Nadia like in the city? How do those characteristics help her adapt to new surroundings when migrating?

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