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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Eamonn call in Chapter Four with his father's phone?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Rahimi.
(b) Max.
(c) Aneeka.
(d) Alice.

2. How does Isma respond to Eamonn's comment in Chapter One about being Muslim?
(a) "I find it more difficult not to be Muslim."
(b) "I have a hard time being Muslim with current affairs."
(c) "Why don't you consider yourself Muslim?"
(d) "Don't joke about that!"

3. 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 meaning in life other than paychecks and promotions.
(c) So he can learn a new language.
(d) So he can find a nice girl and settle down.

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

5. What is the translation of "Bismallah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim," the prayer Isma prays?
(a) Praise be to God.
(b) Please give me back my sister.
(c) In the name of Allah the Beneficient, the Merciful.
(d) In the name of Allah the Merciful, the Good.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who threatened to bomb the North Circular Canal in 1939?

2. What does Isma do with Aneeka the night Parviaz leaves?

3. What does Eamonn do in Chapter Four when he learns about Parviaz's leaving?

4. What does Eamonn do with Isma's cup of coffee in Chapter One?

5. What book is Isma reading in the cafe in Chapter One?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Karamat Lone say in his speech to a largely Muslim school?

2. What does Isma do physically when she sees Parvaiz's name on Skype in Chapter One? What does she think of?

3. What is the "old muck" about Karamat Lone and how does he respond?

4. Why does Karamat Lone say this is "his fault" that Eamonn is dating Aneeka?

5. What shifts the balance between Aneeka and Eamonn's relationship in Chapter Three?

6. How does touch make Isma closer to Aneeka than Parvaiz?

7. What does Isma think of when she sees parchueters in the sky and why?

8. Why does Isma decide to tell Eamonn of her family's history in Chapter Two?

9. Why does Eamonn return back to his apartment for Aneeka in Chapter Four?

10. What does Isma think of in Chapter One when she first sees Eamonn?

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