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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 8, how many migrants are rumored to have been incinerated when a cinema burned down?

2. Where does Nadia work in Chapter 10?

3. Where is Nadia injured when they run into a mob in Chapter 7?

4. What do Saeed and Nadia use for a sofa in Chapter 10?

5. How many children are waiting in the lobby with Nadia and Saeed in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in Venice in Chapter 6?

2. At the end of Chapter 8, why do Saeed, Nadia, and their neighbors celebrate?

3. How do migrants take over London in Chapter 7?

4. What type of room do Nadia and Saeed claim for themselves in Chapter 7 and why?

5. In Chapter 9, what at Nadia and Saeed working toward?

6. What is Saeed's foreman like in Chapter 9?

7. What is life like in dark London in Chapter 8?

8. How do Nadia and Saeed set up living quarters in Marin in Chapter 10?

9. At the end of Chapter 9, why does Nadia suggest that she and Saeed move to Marin near San Francisco?

10. In Chapter 7, what happens when a housekeeper arrives to work at the house where Nadia and Saeed are staying?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many women who wear robes like the ones that Nadia wears are religious women who devote time to prayer. Is Nadia a religious person? Why does Nadia wear her robe? How does the robe symbolize Nadia’s desire to protect herself? What does the way that she continues to wear the robe reveal about Nadia and her self-protective instincts?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Migrants use special doors to leave their homelands and travel. What do migrants hope to find when they go through the doors? How do the doors symbolize both the ability to escape and the fear of moving somewhere else?

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