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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Imam from?

2. What does Abu give Anvar for a retainer?

3. What does Azza leave for Abu when she packs?

4. After calling Qais and warning him that the police are looking for him, what time does Anvar call Zuha?

5. Where is Aliyah Dzatil Himmah studying?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the days like for Azza when Abu is off work?

2. What does Azza tell Qais she wants for her birthday, and how does she explain her request?

3. How do most desis control cooking odors?

4. How is Azza flling notebooks with deception?

5. What does Zuha wear to the engagement party, and why is it scandolous?

6. How does Bhatti compare himself to Anvar?

7. What does Imtiaz do when he takes his sons for a disciplinary drive in the car, and what does he play for Anvar and make him eat?

8. What does Abu tell Anvar about the challenges of raising children?

9. What does Azza learn when she tells her father that she does not wish to marry Qais?

10. Why do people think that Anvar says that the Imam has a venereal disease?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hafeez Bhatti appears to be a slum landlord. How does the author portray Bhatti’s character when he is first introduced? What does the author reveal about Bhatti? How is Bhatti a different person than his apartments and reputation suggest?

Essay Topic 2

When Anvar is ten, he is expected to kill a goat. Why is Anvar expected to kill a goat? What is the role of sacrifice in the Muslim religion?

Essay Topic 3

Analogies are used to compare an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar. How does the author use analogies in the book? How do analogies help readers understand unfamiliar ideas or understand events or characters?

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