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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. What does Farooq talk to Parvaiz about in Chapter Five?
(a) His father, dating, and Parvaiz's soundwork.
(b) His father, the history of Islam and Christianity, football, Parvaiz's life, and Farooq's reality TV show.
(c) Nietzsche, Freud, and the history of feminism.
(d) Reality tv, football, and Dancing With the Stars.

2. What relic of their mother do one of the twins smash in anger?
(a) A cup with her lipstick imprint.
(b) Her favorite vase.
(c) A picture of her as a young girl.
(d) Her makeup vanity.

3. Who does Karamat call after Aneeka's request in Chapter Eight?
(a) Terry Lone.
(b) The British Prime Minister.
(c) The Pakistani High Commissioner.
(d) Eamonn Lone.

4. What does the man from the Pakistani High Commission have in his pocket in Chapter Seven?
(a) A pocket protector.
(b) A plastic comb.
(c) A ballpoint pen.
(d) A handkerchief.

5. What does Karamat do when he learns Eamonn has left Britain in Chapter Eight?
(a) Kisses a picture of Eamonn on the cheek.
(b) Goes through Eamonn's old things.
(c) Throws a picture of Eamonn against the wall.
(d) Sits on the porch and cries.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Suarez?

2. What phrase does Eamonn use that hurts Karamat politically?

3. What do Aneeka and Parvaiz make joking headlines for in Chapter Five?

4. What do the men put around Eamonn's waist in Chapter Nine?

5. Why is Parvaiz able to leave the compound in Chapter Six?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Aneeka think is going on with Parvaiz in Chapter Five?

2. What does Aneeka do when Parvaiz's coffin arrives?

3. What are the some of the ways Aneeka feels and acts in grief in Chapter Seven? What are some of the metaphors she uses? List at least three.

4. Why does Parvaiz return to be chained at Farooq's apartment?

5. What does Farooq talk to Parvaiz about when they first spend time with each other in Chapter Five?

6. What name has Farooq chosen for Parvaiz and why? What does Parvaiz think?

7. How is Aneeka able to go to Pakistan?

8. Why does Eamonn tell his father he worries about him politically?

9. How does Isma appeal to Karamat Lone to let her go to Aneeka in Chapter Eight?

10. Why does Karamat tell James he did not ask the Pakistani government to turn away Eamonn?

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