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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Eamonn do when he returns to find Aneeka curled up on his doormat in Chapter Three?
(a) Tells her to go away.
(b) Picks her up and carries her inside.
(c) Gives her a key.
(d) Proposes to her.

2. What does Eamonn buy on Main Street in Chapter One?
(a) Brand new boots.
(b) Two buckets of oysters.
(c) Expensive walking shoes.
(d) A whole new wardrobe.

3. Where was the one holiday Aneeka has gone on?
(a) To Seattle.
(b) To Madrid.
(c) To Venice.
(d) To Rome.

4. What does Eamonn say in Chapter Two about his father's choices?
(a) His father would be sorry if he knew the Pasha family.
(b) They were bad choices.
(c) They were necessary to get him to the place he is now.
(d) His father did not know what he was doing.

5. What does Eamonn say a father is to a son?
(a) Guides into manhood.
(b) Really not that important.
(c) The sun and moon to the axis of the earth.
(d) Voyagers into the great beyond.

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

7. What does Karamat Lone say to the Bradford school?
(a) Don't set yourself apart.
(b) Britain has grown out of its old racism.
(c) Be yourself.
(d) Do whatever you want.

8. What role does Karamat Lone get promoted to?
(a) Prime Minister.
(b) Mayor of London.
(c) Home Secretary.
(d) Office of the Public Guardian.

9. What is Eamonn's nickname for Isma?
(a) Greta Garbo.
(b) Ismene.
(c) Gertrude Stien.
(d) Pakistani film actress Nargis.

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

11. Why does Eamonn tell Aneeka he came to visit Wembley Park in Chapter Three?
(a) To ask her to be his friend in London.
(b) To see if she was as beautiful as Isma's photo of her.
(c) To get to know the Pasha family.
(d) To atone for the sins of his father.

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

13. How does Aneeka describe her mother?
(a) Stressed after the death of her grandfather.
(b) A hard-worker.
(c) Easygoing and beautiful.
(d) Always happy.

14. What does Mrs. Rahimi say marriage is about?
(a) The small things.
(b) Laundry being left on the floor.
(c) Not disliking the other person.
(d) The big things.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Isma walk out on while in the woods with Eamonn?

2. Where does Eamonn tell Isma he would visit every Eid?

3. How does Isma respond to Eamonn's comment in Chapter One about being Muslim?

4. What does Karamat say he does in times of stress?

5. What does Eamonn initially warn his father about Aneeka?

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