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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. With whom did Bilquis' family associate Christian missionaries?

3. Where had Bilquis lived since the divorce?

4. What does Bilquis think is better than prayer?

5. How does Romans 10:4 teach that one becomes righteous?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Bilquis describe her father?

2. What solution did Bilquis undertake to cure Mahmud?

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

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

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

6. Why was Bilquis comforted by reading of Paul's experiences?

7. Why does it help Bilquis when Synnove Mitchell tells her the story of the wise men?

8. What does the Quran teach about Jesus?

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

10. Why had Bilquis learned Arabic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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