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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Abu take Safwa after she leaves her aunt?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Bagdhad.
(c) Pakistan.
(d) Karachi.

3. How many emails did Professor Herman get protesting his decision to teach The Satanic Verses?
(a) 279.
(b) 331.
(c) 186.
(d) 484.

4. How old is Safwa when the American return to Iraq?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 13.
(d) 10.

5. What type of car did Anvar's family have?
(a) Toyota.
(b) Beetle.
(c) Suzuki.
(d) Vitz.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pregnancy kits does Anvar buy?

2. What game do Anvar and Zuha play when she comes to see him after his grandmother dies?

3. Where does Anvar transfer in his third year of college?

4. What game did Anvar play and lose with Naani Jaan?

5. When Safwa has to leave Baghdad, where does Dr. Yousef tell her to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. On the sixth anniversary of 9/11, what happens to Bariah at a grocery store?

2. Who was Dr. Yousef Ganni?

3. Why did Imtiaz decide his family needed to leave Pakistan?

4. Who comes to Anvar's dorm room and why on page 75?

5. Why do Safwa and her brother call their father Abu?

6. What are acceptable careers for kids like Anvar?

7. What is Karachi like?

8. Who was Mikey, and what was his purpose?

9. How has Anvar been training to become an American his whole life?

10. Where does Abu take Safwa when he comes to get her in Basra?

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