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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time does Aamir come to Anvar's room to let him know that Naani Jaan has died?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) Dawn.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 1 a.m.

2. How long after Mikey died did Anvar's mother tell her that her soul was damned to eternal torment?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 11 months.

3. How old is Safwa when she fakes a fever, stays home from school, and watches Full House?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

4. Where do Anvar and Zuha plan to go to college?
(a) California State.
(b) Santa Clara University.
(c) Pomona College.
(d) San Francisco State.

5. When Safwa tells her father they need to go to America, how long has it been since she spoke to him?
(a) 18 months.
(b) Years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 6 months.

6. What does Roshni Badress say she overheard Anvar order in a restaurant?
(a) Ham and corn chowder.
(b) Pulled pork sandwich.
(c) Ham sandwich.
(d) Pork chops.

7. Who tells Safwa that her father is gone?
(a) Baba Adam.
(b) An iman.
(c) A shopkeeper.
(d) Dr. Yousef.

8. How does Safwa's mother die?
(a) Lung cancer.
(b) Breast cancer.
(c) Liver cancer.
(d) Thyroid cancer.

9. When Dr. Yousef and Abu fought over Safwa's mother, with what injury did Abu leave Dr. Yousef?
(a) Broken arm.
(b) Broken leg.
(c) Broken back.
(d) Hip broken in three places.

10. When does Bariah get hassled at the grocery store?
(a) 4th anniversity of 9/11.
(b) 7th anniversity of 9/11.
(c) 6th anniversity of 9/11.
(d) 5th anniversity of 9/11.

11. How long was Mikey Anvar's pet?
(a) Not quite 2 weeks.
(b) 5 days.
(c) About a week.
(d) 11 days.

12. What was the only color saris that Naani Jaan would wear?
(a) White.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

13. What is the name of Zuha's friend who wears a hijab that Anvar does not like?
(a) Abir.
(b) Bushra.
(c) Shabana.
(d) Farah.

14. Who was Mikey?
(a) A cow.
(b) A dog.
(c) A goat.
(d) A cat.

15. Where did Abu fight against the Americans?
(a) Iraq.
(b) Iran.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Afghanistan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fahd get sick?

2. How much money did Naani always carry in her purse?

3. Where does Anvar go to law school?

4. After the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, how many years of history and progress did Anvar say were discarded?

5. How long after Safwa is her world as small as it has ever been and Bibi Warda has died and Qias is gone?

(see the answer keys)

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