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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 fast food place does Taslima's father's work in as his first job?

2. Who does Taibah Aunty take Razia to see in the chapter "The Exorcist"?

3. What is the word for the temple that Razia and her parents go to pray?

4. Who or what chases Tasiima and Razia into a broken-down garage while they are on their way to Taslima's house?

5. What is the name of Razia's main teacher at her school?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the bread truck breaks down in Razia's neighborhood?

2. Why does Razia cherish the time that her mother spends looking through Razia's hair for lice?

3. Why does Razia push Julio away from her when they are burying the dead bird?

4. Who is the Julio that Razia knows?

5. What happens to the kitten that the old Italian gives to Razia and her friends?

6. What is Aliza's ambition after high school? what is her opinion about marrying a Pakistani man?

7. How does Razia describe Bahar's house?

8. What is Razia initial impression of Bahar and what is Razia's impression of Bahar once Razia gets to know Bahar a bit better?

9. Why does Razia's mother cry and get angry and become upset at the beginning of the chapter titled, "Cherry Tree"?

10. How does Razia's grandmother survive in Pakistan after her husband dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think of Razia's mother? What kind of woman is she? Is she gentle? Is she strict? What parts of the story give you your impression of Razia's mother? How does Razia's mother feel about her community? How does Razia's mother feel about Razia? What does she want for Razia?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think about Razia's journey toward self-determination and becoming the kind of person that Razia wants to be? Does it seem like Razia knows exactly who she wants to be and how she wants to live or is there an element of exploration and exposure that leads Razia? Is it a mixture of both? What guides Razia on her course? What are the internal and external forces that act on Razia as she finds who she is?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Aliza? What role does she play in the story? What role do her opinions play in the story? Why do you think the author includes a character like Aliza?

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