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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. How does Bilquis' treatment of Nur-jan change?

2. What was the first dream Bilquis had about Jesus?

3. On what point does the Quran agree with Romans 9:31?

4. What is the "session"?

5. Why did Bilquis think Mrs. Mitchell had an "odd confidence"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why had Bilquis learned Arabic?

2. Why did Bilquis believe she would lose everything if she chose to follow Jesus?

3. How did Bilquis describe her father?

4. What effect did Bilquis believe it would have on her family if she became a Christian?

5. What negative experience preceded Bilquis' baptism?

6. What aspect of Muslim practice provided reassurance to Bilquis?

7. What is unusual about the political and religious structure of Pakistan, according to Bilquis' father?

8. What future does the Quran teach Christ will have?

9. Why was baptism a testing point for Bilquis?

10. What did Bilquis learn that she needed to do to keep the good feelings she was experiencing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Bilquis experiences a heart attack, she returns to Pakistan. She is seeking safety where she had once felt unsafe. Why do you think the circumstances have changed? Do you find it ironic that she would go home in a weakened condition? Why or why not? In your essay, discuss the changes in Bilquis' thinking and Pakistan's cultural, religious, and political landscape.

Essay Topic 2

Bilquis tells of experiences, such as floating out the window and being shaken from her bed, that are outside normal human experience. In your essay, select one or two of these experiences and give your opinion of these supernatural events. How does she account for them?

Essay Topic 3

Bilquis often reports situations in which she loses track of time, suddenly realizing that several hours have passed. In your essay, quote several of those instances, and evaluate that experience. What do you think causes the lapse? What does it tell you about the effort she is making?

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