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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 day of the week did Saeed pray with his father during the weekly communal prayer?
2. Where does a door open in Chapter 8 for a woman who has a daughter at the House of the Children?
3. In Chapter 7, what type of soaps does Nadia find in the bathroom?
4. In Chapter 10, where did the preacher's wife come from whose worship Saeed enjoys?
5. When Nadia and Saeed go outside after going through the door in Chapter 6, what do they see?
Short Essay Questions
1. At the beginning of Chapter 8, where is electricity still to be found?
2. In Chapter 10, what is the place of worship like that Saeed attends?
3. How do migrants take over London in Chapter 7?
4. What is the native situation in Marin in Chapter 10?
5. At the end of Chapter 8, why do Saeed, Nadia, and their neighbors celebrate?
6. What is Saeed's foreman like in Chapter 9?
7. In Chapter 7, what happens when a housekeeper arrives to work at the house where Nadia and Saeed are staying?
8. What type of room do Nadia and Saeed claim for themselves in Chapter 7 and why?
9. In Chapter 7 when it is dark, who begin to emerge from the upstairs room where Nadia and Saeed emerged?
10. What do Nadia and Saeed buy when they get to the refugee camp in Chapter 6?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Before the city falls to the militants, phones are common and Nadia and Saeed always have theirs with them. What do phones represent to Nadia and Saeed in the city? How does the loss of phones affect them when there is no signal in the city? What do phones symbolize to Nadia and Saeed during their travels?
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