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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 times does the mistress clap her hands to signal that the children should sit and begin working at their looms?

2. Where does Iqbal take place?

3. Where is the boy from who wonders why Iqbal was sold if he was so good at making carpets?

4. How long of a break do the children get for lunch?

5. What window do the children have to crawl under to reach the tomb?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Tomb and what is it like?

2. What does Fatima remember about her family?

3. What does Iqbal do on the day foreigners are to come to buy carpets?

4. What are days like for the children who work for Hussain Khan?

5. Why does Karim help Salman, Ali, and Fatima to get out to help Iqbal?

6. How does Fatima describe Iqbal?

7. What is it like working for Hussain as he expects a visit from clients?

8. What is Karim's story and what is he like?

9. How are the other children punished for Iqbal's behavior?

10. Why has Fatima never been punished by being put in the Tomb?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Onomatopoeia is a literary device that imitates sounds. How does D’Adamo use onomatopoeia in Iqbal: A Novel? Do the sounds reflect what characters are feeling or thinking or actions around them better than simply using words that reveal what they are thinking or what is going on?

Essay Topic 2

Bonded labor is a system of unfree labor. Are Fatima, Iqbal, and the other children basically slaves?

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism uses objects or ideas to present a concept. How does D’Adamo use symbols to communicate ideas like freedom through concrete, familiar things like kites?

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