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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 many relatives visited Bilquis on the first day after her baptism?

2. Under whose authority was the conference organized?

3. Who did Mahmud miss most?

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

5. Why was the conference different than the plane ride?

Short Essay Questions

1. What personal significance did Bilquis place upon the conference in Singapore?

2. What was wrong with Bilquis' plan to give a Christmas party for her Muslim and Christian friends?

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

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

5. How did Bilquis overcome the fear that confronted her as she arrived at the Olds' home?

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

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

8. What was Christ Seeks Asia?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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