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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. During the Aunty's sermon, what religion does she say that children in the neighborhood started calling her?
2. Who leads the Dua at the end of Quran Khani?
3. What does Razia's mother ask her to do in the kitchen when she and Taibah Aunty come home?
4. Where was the Aunty living before she comes to live with Razia?
5. Who hosts the Khatum for the Aunty?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do Taslima and Razia go after school and why does Razia have to be secretive about it?
2. What statue are Razia and Angela drawn to at the end of their visit to the Met? What is the famous rumor about the woman whose statue they are drawn to?
3. What question does Razia ask of the Ouija board and what is the response?
4. What sad memory does Razia have about the ferry that is conected to her and Saima's family?
5. What does Razia's father say about Razia wearing Goodwill clothes and Razia's desire to be American?
6. What is the ultimatum that Taibah Aunty gives to Razia?
7. Why do Razia and Taslima go to Central Park?
8. Why is Razia initially reluctant once she changes into her fashionable outfit? How does she feel once she walks around bit?
9. What does Razia feel that Angela does not understand about Razia's parents not allowing Razia to date anyone outside of her Pakistani-Muslim community?
10. What is Ben, the Strand bookstore clerk able to guess about Razia and Angela?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the difference for Razia between Islam and Allah? How does the author convey this difference in the book? Find specific examples to support your claim.
Essay Topic 2
What attracts Razia to the secular world outside of her community? How do things like Julio's friends calling her and Taslima pajama people and Amir's murder affect Razia and the tension around how she wants to live her life?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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