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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 did Bilquis understand would be the fate of a Muslim who was baptized?

2. What did she do to save herself?

3. Where had Bilquis lived since the divorce?

4. How long did it take Bilquis to complete the reading of the Quran for the first time?

5. How many people attended the Mitchells' dinner party?

Short Essay Questions

1. What attitude of Bilquis' toward visitors was well known?

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

3. Why did Bilquis believe her family would be ashamed if they knew she was visiting Christian missionaries?

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

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

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

7. What did Ken Old warn Bilquis about the social consequence of her baptism?

8. Which teaching of the Quran disturbed Bilquis?

9. What teaching of Jesus in Matthew 10 helped Bilquis make her decision about Christianity?

10. What does Romans 10 teach Bilquis that one must do to be saved?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Many items that are repeated in this story could be interpreted as symbols. Select a story element that you believe is symbolic of a larger idea. Using quotations from the story, tell what you think the item symbolizes.

Essay Topic 3

Many of the changes Bilquis undergoes are surprising to her. In your essay, discuss how she learns about the changes in her own personality and how this effects the credibility of her story to the reader.

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