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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 is the name of the traditional south Asian clothes does Razia wear?
2. What is the name of Saima's uncle who gets a job with Razia's father?
3. What is the dish that Bahar and Aliza prepare to be eaten as soon as the aunties finish reading their sections of Quran?
4. Where do Razia and her family stay while the roaches are being killed?
5. How come Santa does not come to Taslima's house this Christmas?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Saima say will crawl up Razia's leg and onto her stomach when she sleeps over Saima's house during the night that Razia's house is being fumigated to kill the roaches and what is it that really happens?
2. How does Razia describe Bahar's house?
3. According to Razia, why does every Pakistani family have a tape recorder?
4. Who are Razia's friends and where do they live?
5. Where does Razia go to hide in the chapter titled, "Cherry Tree"? Is she actually hidden?
6. What is Razia initial impression of Bahar and what is Razia's impression of Bahar once Razia gets to know Bahar a bit better?
7. How does Razia's grandmother survive in Pakistan after her husband dies?
8. Why is Mr. Nichols crying when Razia and Julio go to his office to deliver their class's apology letters?
9. What is Aliza's ambition after high school? what is her opinion about marrying a Pakistani man?
10. Why are Saima and Razia collecting cans?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are the main themes of the story? How does the author continue to return to the main themes through the telling of the story? Are there parts of the story that seem particularly poignant in connection to the theme? if so, which sections seem particularly poignant and why?
Essay Topic 2
At the end of the chapter titled, "Bethesda Fountain" Razia thinks that she and Taslima and everyone are just like the ducks who go against their natural instincts to be taken care of. Why does Razia think that? How does that thought directly apply to Razia's life?
Essay Topic 3
What is your impression of Razia's community? Are there parts that you like about her community? Are there parts that seem familiar? Are there parts that seem unfamiliar to you? How does knowledge of Razia's community serve as a contrast to Razia's development later in the story? What do you think the author is trying to say about a community like Razia's?
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