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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 do Razia and her friends end up calling their shared pet for short?
2. Who does Taibah Aunty take Razia to see in the chapter "The Exorcist"?
3. What movie do Razia, Taslima, and Shahnaaz watch on Bahar's mother's VCR?
4. What does Razia find outside her home that she wants to bury?
5. What book does Razia's father try to give to the Jehovah's Witnesses?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Razia wonder about in relation to girls being allowed to go to masjid after seeing Ziyad be forgiven by Allah for killing Razia's pet cat?
2. Where does Razia go to hide in the chapter titled, "Cherry Tree"? Is she actually hidden?
3. What is the moment of lightness for Razia's mother and the cherry tree?
4. Why does Razia's mother take Razia to see Peer Saab?
5. How does Razia interpret the look on the old Italian's face after seeing what becomes of the cat?
6. Why is Mr. Nichols crying when Razia and Julio go to his office to deliver their class's apology letters?
7. According to Razia, why does every Pakistani family have a tape recorder?
8. Who is the Julio that Razia knows?
9. What happens when the bread truck breaks down in Razia's neighborhood?
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 role do poetry and metaphor play in the story? The chapters often end with the last few sentences being very poetic or metaphorical. How do these last lines add to the mood of each chapter? How do these last lines impact you as the reader? Read the last lines of the chapter titled, "Sabak." These lines are very metaphorical and poetic. How do you interpret them? What do they mean to you in regard to the chapter and the entirety of the story up to that point? What do you think the author is trying to say?
Essay Topic 2
Describe Razia's relationship with her mother. How does this relationship change over time? How does Razia feel about her mother? Why does she have to be secretive around her mother at times? How does fear of disappointment play a role in Razia's relationship with her mother?
Essay Topic 3
Is Roses, in the Mouth of A Lion a story that has a message or multiple messages? What is one message that this story is offering? What elements of the story guide you to what you think the message or messages are?
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