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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. What does Bilquis think is better than prayer?

2. Why did Bilquis think Raishan was frightened by her request for a Bible?

3. Why were Muslims advised not to employ Christians, according to Bilquis?

4. Where had Bilquis' great-grandfather fought for the British?

5. How was Paul's experience in II Corinthians like Bilquis'?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the Quran and the New Testament agree on about the Jews?

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

3. After Bilquis' first dream, what did she feel compelled to do?

4. What feelings did Bilquis experience during her first supernatural event?

5. Why was baptism a testing point for Bilquis?

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

7. Why was Bilquis troubled about her grandson, Mahmud?

8. How did Bilquis accomplish the most difficult thing that she felt God required of her?

9. What solution did Bilquis undertake to cure Mahmud?

10. What did Bilquis experience as a baptism of the spirit?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Writers write for different purposes such as to inform, to entertain, or to persuade. In your essay, identify what purpose you think Bilquis had in making her story available through this book. Does it seem to you that she is proselytizing, trying to convert others? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Bilquis faces both internal and external conflicts in this story. In your essay, compare and contrast the two types of conflict. Which do you feel is more difficult for her to contend with? Which lasts longer?

Essay Topic 3

Rather than beginning the story with an explanation of Bilquis' family and social standing, details about her life are revealed gradually. In your essay, quote phrases from the text that make clear the economic and social position of her family. Summarize what you know or can infer about them and their way of life.

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