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

2. What nationality were Taleb Mansoor's parents?
(a) Iraqi.
(b) Yemeni.
(c) Iranian.
(d) Parkistani.

3. How long after Safwa is her world as small as it has ever been and Bibi Warda has died and Qias is gone?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

4. When Fahd is sick, how long has it been since Safwa's mother died?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What city does Abu choose to go to in the United States?

2. When Anvar heard his mother sing for the first time, in what language did he think she was singing?

3. How long was Mikey Anvar's pet?

4. How old was Aamir when he and Anvar were stuck in their Beetle in a flood?

5. What apartment does Anvar rent from Hafeez Bhai?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Safwa have to leave Fahd behind when she goes to Basra?

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

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

4. What is Karachi like?

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

6. What are acceptable careers for kids like Anvar?

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

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

9. Why does Anvar decide there is a God?

10. What does Dr. Yousef arrange for Safwa?

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