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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. Who was Dr. Christy Wilson?

2. What family member did Bilquis approach first?

3. What were the Christians singing as Bilquis arrived at the conference?

4. What event took Bilquis back to Pakistan?

5. What surprising thing does Bilquis feel impressed to do after Karim dies?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Bilquis when she decided that she would not be driven out of her home?

2. Who did Bilquis decide to invite to her Christmas party?

3. What was Christ Seeks Asia?

4. What did Bilquis learn about repentance that she calls a "beautiful secret"?

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

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

7. Why had four of Bilquis' Christian servants fled from her house?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Often those who experience a religious conversion are seekers - people who have been unsatisfied with their way of life and are actively attempting to change. Was Bilquis such a person as the story begins? If not, what made her want to change? In your essay, explore the motives that compel Bilquis along the path to conversion.

Essay Topic 2

In her story, Bilquis speaks often of observing or experiencing an "odd confidence" as she goes through her conversion. She describes herself as growing "bolder" and feeling "strangely confident." In your essay, cite those experiences and tell how Bilquis might have reacted if she were not imbued with this unusual confidence.

Essay Topic 3

Using the Internet, write an essay comparing the Pakistan described by Bilquis with the Pakistan of today. Is the country still 96% Muslim? Are there conflicts with other religions within the country? Are the Bhutto family members still in power? Is "biraderi" still the basis of family and tribal governance? What other differences and similarities do you see?

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