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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 10, who is the only family member who visits the old woman who has always lived in the same house?

2. What surrounds the worker camp where Nadia and Saeed live in Chapter 9?

3. Where is the House of the Children located in Chapter 8?

4. What are migrants promised if they work in Chapter 9?

5. In Chapter 7, how many people die in London when a mob gathers in Palace Gardens Terrace?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is known about the old woman in Palo Alto in Chapter 10?

2. In Chapter 6, where does Saeed's father go the day that Nadia and Saeed leave and why?

3. How do Nadia and Saeed find another door in Chapter 6?

4. In Chapter 9, what disasters are reported?

5. What is the native situation in Marin in Chapter 10?

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

7. At the beginning of Chapter 8, where is electricity still to be found?

8. In Chapter 10, what is the place of worship like that Saeed attends?

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

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

When the militants first arrive, Saeed’s family’s apartment is a safe place from the violence of the streets. How does the violence begin to affect the sanctity of the apartment? How does the death of Saeed’s mother transform their place from sanctuary to place of danger? What does the change of the apartment from sanctuary to place of danger reveal about war and safe places?

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

When the militants begin to take over, windows change from being sources of light and air. Instead they become a fragile barrier that cannot stop bullets or other hazards. What do windows represent during peace? What do windows represent during war time? How does the meaning and symbolism of windows change from peace time to war time?

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