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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. What does Mr. Bhatti serve Azza in his office?
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Chai.
(d) Soft drink.

2. What river does Rabia use for her garden in Basra?
(a) Sefid-Rud.
(b) Jarahi.
(c) Chankula.
(d) Shatt al-Arab.

3. What does Hafeez Bhai call his apartment complex?
(a) Trinity Gardens.
(b) The Pines.
(c) The Palms.
(d) Ironhorse.

4. When does the section "The Crowning" take place?
(a) 2011-2016.
(b) 2009-2015.
(c) 2008-2014.
(d) 2010-2017.

5. On page 123, where does Safwa remember that Qais is planning to go?
(a) France.
(b) United Kingdom.
(c) Italy.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Bhatti use to chase off Qais when he tries to break down Azza's door?

2. Where does Azza find information on adult education programs?

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

4. How many sons did Baba Adam have?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Anvar transfer to Boston University?

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

3. Why does Anvar decide there is a God?

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

5. Who does Anvar rent an apartment from and why?

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

7. What does Shabana, president of the Muslim Students Association, want Anvar to do?

8. What is Karachi like?

9. What happens when Qais comes to Abu and Azza's apartment and will not go away?

10. What convulted scheme does Anvar come up with so he can go to prom with Zuha?

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