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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. Which of the following roles does Seema play?

2. Which of the following does Tahera note Arshad enjoys?

3. To which of the following does Arshad compare Seema?

4. Which of the following is noted as among Bill’s favorite dishes?

5. With which of the following does One: 2010 begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Nafeesa attempt to hide her worsening condition from her daughters?

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

6. Why does Seema disbelieve the initial report of her mother’s diagnosis?

7. Why does Ishraaq’s face not appear on the ultrasound taken during Seema’s prenatal appointment?

8. How does Tahera prepare her family for her trip to San Francisco?

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

10. In what context do Leigh and Seema first meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sources attest to the presence of Radiant Fugitives on bestseller lists. Assuming that sales figures reflect popularity, what accounts for the popularity of the novel? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Consider the ending of the novel. Does it satisfy? How or how not?

Essay Topic 3

Overall, what is the most important theme of Radiant Fugitives. What in the text indicates as much? How does it do so?

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