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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Amina’s doll?
(a) Leila.
(b) Neda.
(c) Manoush.
(d) Asma.

2. What kind of tea does Seema drink?
(a) Hibiscus.
(b) Green.
(c) Black.
(d) Chamomile.

3. Which of the following domestic tasks does Nafeesa note her husband performed for her?
(a) Sorting laundry.
(b) Making chai.
(c) Dusting furniture.
(d) Preparing lunch.

4. Which surah does Arshad identify as his favorite?
(a) Ibrahim.
(b) Luqman.
(c) An-Noor.
(d) Al-Qiyamah.

5. Which of the following degrees does Nafeesa hold?
(a) BA.
(b) PhD.
(c) MPhil.
(d) MA.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tea does Tahera drink?

2. In the novel, the word “fajr” means which of the following?

3. In which of the following newspapers is Ismail quoted?

4. In which of the following professions is Tahera trained?

5. With which of the following does Prelude end?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tahera initially resist Seema’s gift of a book of poetry?

2. Tahera rebukes herself for a thought she has on the evening she arrives in San Francisco; what is that thought?

3. What message does Seema interpret from Tahera’s conduct on her arrival at the airport?

4. For what purposes does Imam Zia seek to develop the area surrounding his mosque?

5. What reasons does Seema have for lying long abed the morning after Tahera arrives in San Francisco?

6. To what does Naeemullah ascribe his desire to wed Nafeesa?

7. What rumors about Seema does Leigh uncover before meeting her?

8. To what action of his does Bill ascribe the peril Seema and Ishraaq face at the latter’s birth?

9. Why does Seema note she and Tahera used to walk to school hand in hand?

10. How does Nafeesa prepare special chai for her daughters?

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