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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. When Anvar heard his mother sing for the first time, in what language did he think she was singing?
(a) Balochi or Gujari.
(b) Saraiki.
(c) Punjabi or Sindhi.
(d) Urdu.

2. What does Mr. Bhatti use to chase off Qais when he tries to break down Azza's door?
(a) Cricket bat.
(b) Tire iron.
(c) Baseball bat.
(d) Steel bar.

3. How old was Aamir when he and Anvar were stuck in their Beetle in a flood?
(a) 16.
(b) 14.
(c) 15.
(d) 17.

4. Who tells Safwa that her father is gone?
(a) Baba Adam.
(b) Dr. Yousef.
(c) An iman.
(d) A shopkeeper.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Anvar quote when Zuha asks him how he is doing after his grandmother dies?

2. What do Anvar and Zuha want to major in in college?

3. What color are Safwa's eyes?

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

5. How old is Safwa when she fakes a fever, stays home from school, and watches Full House?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Karachi like?

2. Why does Anvar decide there is a God?

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

4. Who was Dr. Yousef Ganni?

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

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

7. How does Anvar start reading for fun?

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

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

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

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