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

2. What does Nadia feel like she is doing in Chapter 5 to Saeed's father?

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

4. In Chapter 3, what type of tree does Nadia have in a pot on her terrace?

5. Where do Nadia and Saeed usually meet in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 4, how does Saeed try to find Nadia when the phones are shut off?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nadia and Saeed both have dreams in Chapter 9. What are their dreams? What do these dreams reveal about Nadia and Saeed’s focus on the past and present? What do the dreams reveal about the comfort level that Nadia and Saeed have in their new lives and how they face the future?

Essay Topic 2

Saeed became interested in prayer as a young child. How did Saeed become interested in prayer? What did prayer start to mean for Saeed as a young teen? How is prayer even more important to Saeed as he moves from place to place? What does prayer mean to Saeed in Marin?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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