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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 game do Anvar and Zuha play when she comes to see him after his grandmother dies?
(a) Chess.
(b) Mahjong.
(c) Backgammon.
(d) Checks.

2. How long was Mikey Anvar's pet?
(a) Not quite 2 weeks.
(b) 11 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) About a week.

3. What is Zuha Shah reading when she and Anvar are in her parents' living room while everyone else is outside barbecuing?
(a) The Hobbit.
(b) Harry Potter.
(c) Hunger Games.
(d) The Giver.

4. What did the last tenant who had the apartment Hafeez Bhai rents Anvar complain about?
(a) Gas smell.
(b) Broken windows.
(c) Thin walls.
(d) Mold.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Abu when he and Azza go to America?

2. In "Anvar," how long after Zuha broke up with Anvar does Aamir find Anvar in the dark in his room shaking?

3. On page 83, how many months is Safwa behind on the rent?

4. When Fahd is sick, how long has it been since Safwa's mother died?

5. Where does Anvar get a suit to attend prom with Zuha Shah?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Safwa not make an effort to belong with the people she is living with?

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

8. Why does Anvar decide there is a God?

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

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

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