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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. Less than a month after the children are rescued from Hussain Khan's workshop, how many children does Iqbal find in a cellar carpet factory on the outskirts of Lahore?

2. How many days does Iqbal spend visiting his family in Chapter 12?

3. How do Hussain and his friends search for Iqbal when he escapes?

4. What does Hassain put on the windows after Iqbal escapes?

5. How many marks does Hassain erase for Salman when he returns from a trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Iqbal do when he escaped?

2. With whom does Iqbal return to Hussain's the day after he escapes?

3. What is Iqbal's condition when he is released from the Tomb?

4. What did the children work on throughout the winter?

5. How does Iqbal escape?

6. What does Iqbal decide to do?

7. Why does Hussain want to put Maria in the Tomb?

8. What is the headquarters of the Bonded Labor Liberation Front like?

9. What is spring like?

10. How are the children cared for when they are taken to the headquarters for the Bonded Labor Liberation Front?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Iqbal: A Novel was first written in Italian. What must we consider when a piece is translated? How might that change anything about the book itself?

Essay Topic 2

By the time Iqbal arrives at the carpet factory, Fatima and the other children have lost hope. What is communicated about hope and regaining hope in Iqbal: A Novel?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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