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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 many meetings of Anvar's school's Muslim Students Association has he attended in "The Zugzwang"?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 50.

2. What does Anvar buy after reading a book discrediting Islam?
(a) Television.
(b) Quran.
(c) Bible.
(d) iPad.

3. What suburb of San Francisco did Anvar and his family move to?
(a) Piedmont.
(b) Fremont.
(c) Albany.
(d) Mountain View.

4. What apartment does Anvar rent from Hafeez Bhai?
(a) 318.
(b) 221.
(c) 411.
(d) 179.

5. Who does Anvar quote when Zuha asks him how he is doing after his grandmother dies?
(a) JKohn Keats.
(b) William Blake.
(c) Matthew Arnold.
(d) William Wordsworth.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 123, where does Safwa remember that Qais is planning to go?

2. After Anvar goes to prom, how long is it before his internet privileges are restored?

3. What river does Rabia use for her garden in Basra?

4. What does Roshni Badress say she overheard Anvar order in a restaurant?

5. How many sons did Baba Adam have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Karachi like?

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

3. Why does Zuha break up with Anvar?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Anvar transfer to Boston University?

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

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

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