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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 did Dr. Christy Wilson help Bilquis?

2. What did the anonymous letter call Bilquis?

3. How did Bilquis respond to the children's trespassing?

4. Who surprised Bilquis with a visit after the funerals?

5. What did Luke 14:12 suggest to Bilquis that she should do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mahmud know about his grandmother Bilquis' Christianity?

2. What radical idea did Bilquis decide would revive the Sunday fellowship meetings?

3. Why did Bilquis decide to leave a day earlier than she had intended to?

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

5. What were the negative and positive results of the Christmas party?

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

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

8. Why did Ken Old tell Bilquis that she had reason to rejoice even while she is sad at their departure?

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

10. What came as a threat to Bilquis' precious afternoon rest?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Much of Bilquis' learning comes from dreams. In your essay, summarize the meaning of the key dreams in her spiritual journey. Tell the lessons she learned from those dreams.

Essay Topic 3

As Bilquis' story progresses, both she and the reader sense an impending doom that does not come to pass. She never learns what might have happened to her and Mahmud had she not hurried out of the country. In your essay, discuss this information gap. Is it disappointing to you? Why or why not?

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