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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 did Taleb die?
(a) Killed by a drone.
(b) Killed in crossfire between rebels and police.
(c) Killed in a car accident.
(d) Killed by a bomb.

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

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

4. What was the only book Anvar owned when he was in Pakistan?
(a) Zabur.
(b) Tawrat.
(c) Quran.
(d) The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America.

5. When Qais returns in "Safwa," to where does he have a visa?
(a) Brazil.
(b) United States.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Canada.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date in the section "The Opening"?

2. When Dr. Yousef and Abu fought over Safwa's mother, with what injury did Abu leave Dr. Yousef?

3. How old is Safwa when the American return to Iraq?

4. How many emails did Professor Herman get protesting his decision to teach The Satanic Verses?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Safwa decide that she will ask Qais to take her and Abu to America?

2. How does Anvar start reading for fun?

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

4. What happens to the goat Baba Adam has for Eid?

5. Why does Anvar decide there is a God?

6. How and when does Safwa's mother die?

7. Why does Zuha break up with Anvar?

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

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

10. What has Safwa been taught about names, and what does she consider when she chooses a new name?

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