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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. Where was Uncle Fateh on the day they were going to visit?
(a) In court.
(b) In Kabul.
(c) At a cricket a tournament.
(d) At a business meeting.

2. What did Bilquis' brother-in-law Jamil tell her she has gained for all her losses?
(a) The right to make a stand.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Aggravation.
(d) Another religious point of view.

3. What was the separation Bilquis faced two years after the conference?
(a) The Mitchells left Pakistan.
(b) Bilquis left Pakistan.
(c) General Amar left Pakistan.
(d) The Olds left Pakistan.

4. What did Bilquis say is the opposite of worrying?
(a) Striving.
(b) Trusting.
(c) Relaxing.
(d) Working.

5. What did Bilquis later think had caused the Christians' behavior on the airplane?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Nervousness.
(c) Sorrow.
(d) Confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bilquis live in the U.S.?

2. What kind of help did General Amar offer?

3. What organization did Dr. Stanley Mooneyham represent?

4. What servants did Bilquis replace?

5. What career did Mahmud pursue?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bilquis explain to Mahmud that Christians can have great confidence in dangerous times?

2. What personal significance did Bilquis place upon the conference in Singapore?

3. What situation did Bilquis allow to make the decision about whether to travel to Singapore?

4. What did Bilquis learn when the village woman did not return to thank her for her help?

5. What did Bilquis discover about her personality through her experience with the children and the plum tree?

6. Why did Bilquis decide not to replace all of the servants she lost?

7. When Bilquis attended a second family funeral, what did the bereaved wife unexpectedly do?

8. Why did Bilquis say she felt "complete" even though she was leaving her home for an indefinite period and didn't know where she was going?

9. Why had four of Bilquis' Christian servants fled from her house?

10. What did Peggy Schlorholtz want Bilquis to do with her?

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