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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 did Anvar last see his father dance in Pakistan?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1993.
(c) 1995.
(d) 1994.

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

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

4. Where did the school friend live who Imtiaz consulted when he wanted to leave Pakistan?
(a) Illinois.
(b) California.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Massachusetts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Qais returns in "Safwa," to where does he have a visa?

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

3. How long is Abu gone when Safwa is left with Bibi Warda?

4. What does Hafeez Bhai call his apartment complex?

5. Where does Anvar go to law school?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Fahd tell Safwa about life and death?

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

5. Why does Zuha break up with Anvar?

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

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

8. How does Anvar start reading for fun?

9. Why does Anvar decide there is a God?

10. Who was Taleb Mansoor?

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