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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 time do the children start work at the carpet factory?

2. How does Iqbal's work compare to the other workers?

3. What type of door leads to the Tomb?

4. Which of Iqbal's siblings was often ill when he lived at home?

5. Where is Iqbal, in Chapter 5, while Fatima waits to use the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Iqbal work once he is chained to a loom?

2. Who is Salman, and what is he like?

3. How does Fatima describe Iqbal?

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

5. What type of carpet is Iqbal making, and how many has he made?

6. What is known about Maria, and how does she act?

7. How are things different on the day the foreigners are to come to buy carpets?

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

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

10. What is bonded labor and how does it relate to children in some countries?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Artistic license is the way that an author creates, art, music, or writing based upon his interpretation of life and events. How does D’Adamo use artistic license to tell a story based on historical events and help make history more accessible for readers?

Essay Topic 3

A simile is a figure of speech that is used to make comparisons between things. How does the use of similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of similes make the writing more interesting? What purpose do similes serve in Iqbal: A Novel?

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