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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 often does a flight of fighter aircraft streak through the sky?
2. What do Saeed and Nadia use for a sofa in Chapter 10?
3. What does Saeed learn that his father died of in Chapter 9?
4. What do Nadia and Saeed use to build a shelter in Chapter 10?
5. What group begins to occupy the house where Nadia and Saeed are staying?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when an accountant in Kentish Town finds a door in Chapter 7?
2. What do Nadia and Saeed buy when they get to the refugee camp in Chapter 6?
3. How do migrants take over London in Chapter 7?
4. What is Saeed's foreman like in Chapter 9?
5. At the end of Chapter 9, why does Nadia suggest that she and Saeed move to Marin near San Francisco?
6. In Chapter 7, what happens when a housekeeper arrives to work at the house where Nadia and Saeed are staying?
7. What happens in Venice in Chapter 6?
8. What is life like in dark London in Chapter 8?
9. In Chapter 8, where does Saeed begin spending time and why?
10. In Chapter 9, what does Saeed learn about his father's death?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses foreshadowing to provide hints to readers of events to come. What are some events that are foreshadowed in the novel? How does the foreshadowing affect suspense in the novel? How does it affect the storyline?
Essay Topic 2
The mood in the novel changes as war encroaches on the city, and Nadia and Saeed have to leave their city. What is the mood of the novel during the scenes in the city? How does the mood change as Nadia and Saeed move? What is the overall mood of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Nadia and Saeed find themselves in a huge, empty mansion when they go through a door in Greece. What does the mansion reveal about the essentials and inessentials of life? What does the mansion symbolize?
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