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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. What image is on Azza's notebooks?

2. What does Jason Backes pay Anvar for keeping up the paperwork for running his food truck?

3. The day after Anvar and Aamir's conversation about Zuha, who requests a conversation with Anvar?

4. When do Agents Hale and Moray come to Anvar's apartment for the first ime?

5. Who does Azza say got hurt when the U.S. Secretary of State came to Afghanistan because one of her cars hit a person?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Imtiaz say that Bariah felt when she learned that Anvar and Zuha had had a relationship?

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

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

4. Where do Zuha and Anvar meet for dinner and why?

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

6. Why does Aamir punch Anvar?

7. What does Abu bring Azza from Qais in 2016?

8. 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?

9. What does Zuha say when Abu challenges the way she is dressed, and what does that reveal about double standards?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Azza wants Qais out of her life. Why does Azza want Qais out of her life? How has he hurt her? How far is Azza willing to go to get Qais out of her life? Why does she believe lying about him is justified?

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

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?

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