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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Shah say about secrets?
(a) They shut others out from knowing you.
(b) They are really the best way to go when you feel like you can't say anything.
(c) They are the way of the world.
(d) They underestimate other people's willingness to accept the complicated truth of your life.

2. What is in the package Eamonn says he willl take to London for Isma?
(a) M and Ms for Aunty Naseem.
(b) Photos of Isma in Amherst.
(c) Hershey bars for Aunty Naseem.
(d) Mars bars for Aneeka.

3. Why does Eamonn fire his cleaning lady?
(a) Because she also works for his parents.
(b) Because he does not like her cleaning.
(c) Because she does not want the job.
(d) Because he wants to clean himself.

4. Who is Gita?
(a) Aneeka's older university friend who lets Aneeka stay at her apartment.
(b) Isma's friend who lets Aneeka stay at her place.
(c) Aneeka's cousin who lets Aneeka stay at her apartment.
(d) Aneeka's friend from the local mosque.

5. Why does Eamonn's mother pay for him to live?
(a) So he can study hard to get into a good school.
(b) So he can find a nice girl and settle down.
(c) So he can learn a new language.
(d) So he can find meaning in life other than paychecks and promotions.

6. How many times has Aneeka called Eamonn in Chapter Four?
(a) 23.
(b) 10.
(c) 21.
(d) 2.

7. What does Isma do every morning at 11 a.m.?
(a) Wait for Parviaz to text her on Whatsapp.
(b) Look for Parviaz's name to disappear off Skype and Aneeka to text her.
(c) Read books until Eamonn comes join her.
(d) Call Aneeka and tell her about boy troubles.

8. What does the airport interrogation officer say about Isma's jacket in Chapter One?
(a) "This isn't yours."
(b) "Where did you get this from?"
(c) "This is cute!"
(d) "I like the color."

9. What book is Isma reading in the cafe in Chapter One?
(a) Parveen Shakir's Khushbu.
(b) The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries. Feminist Witchcraft, Goddess Rituals, Spellcasting, and Other Womanly Arts.
(c) The Quran.
(d) The Sociological Imagination by C. Wright Mills.

10. What does Isma walk out on while in the woods with Eamonn?
(a) A plank.
(b) A canal.
(c) A bridge.
(d) A log.

11. Who does Eamonn remind Isma of when she first sees him in Chapter One?
(a) Her old crush from high school.
(b) Her father.
(c) Pakistani movie star Imran Abbas.
(d) Karamat Lone.

12. What happened to Aneeka on the Tube in Chapter Four?
(a) She steps into a puddle.
(b) She has a bucket of water dumped on her.
(c) She slips and falls.
(d) A man spits on her.

13. Who is Alice now dating?
(a) Eamonn's old schoolmate, Max.
(b) Eamonn's arch-enemy, Max.
(c) Eamonn's cousin, Max.
(d) Eamonn's best friend, Max.

14. Who is Eamonn's ex-girlfriend?
(a) Alexa, a robot.
(b) Andrea, a school teacher.
(c) Alice, an HR worker.
(d) Alice, a PR worker.

15. What does Aneeka say when Eamonn asks her about her Skype call in Chapter Three?
(a) "It was Parviaz."
(b) "One day you'll know."
(c) "Wrong number."
(d) "It was Isma."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does GMW stand for?

2. How does Eamonn think of the scratches on his shoulder?

3. What had Isma done in Dr. Shah's lecture in Chapter Two?

4. In Chapter One, how does Aneeka understand Parviaz's deception?

5. Why does Isma say in the cafe in Chapter Two that she lied about knowing Karamat was Eamonn's father?

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