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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 Three, what does Aneeka say must happen for her and Eamonn to continue seeing one another?

2. Who are the neighbors who invite Eamonn to watch the game in Chapter Four?

3. What does Isma say to her mother and grandmother when she used to go out?

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

5. What does Karamat call Eamonn when he learns about Aneeka being Parviaz's twin?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Karamat Lone felt about Eamonn's previous girlfriends and their parents?

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

3. What happens after Eamonn sees Aneeka take a Skype call in Chapter Three?

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

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

6. Why does Aneeka tell Eamonn she got into the tube with him? Why does she say she fell in love with him?

7. How does Aneeka respond at first when she sees Eamonn in Chapter Three? How does she respond after he leaves?

8. How does Eamonn think of Isma as he walks through London in Chapter Three?

9. How does Isma find out that Karamat Lone is the new Home Secretary?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Mr. and Mrs. Rahimi tell Eamonn that the small things are the big things. What are the small things in the novel? What are the big things? How do the small eventually become the big? Choose one big thing and write how small things in the novel add up to the big event taking place.

Essay Topic 2

On a canal in London, Eamonn looks up the history of the bridge and come across a bombing threat from the IRA, or the Irish Republic Army. What other instances of terrorism not connected to Home Fire are mentioned in the novel? Pick out two examples and analyze what the novel is doing by showing different examples of acts of terror.

Essay Topic 3

Sound is prominent throughout the novel. Analyze two characters. What sounds do they notice and how does this tell you about their character? How does sharing their sensory experience allow them to connect with others?

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