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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. Who introduces Abu to Anvar at the mosque?

2. What do Anvar and Zuha both order to eat at a French bistro?

3. Where do Anvar and his father go when they drive together in "The Blitz"?

4. When does the section "The Trap" take place?

5. Who taught Abu to love tea?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Azza flling notebooks with deception?

4. How is the date of Eid al-Adha determined, and why is the date changed one year?

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

6. 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?

7. What does Azzah say about a visit the U.S. Secretary of State made to Afghanistan?

8. What is Junk in the Trunk?

9. Why are Imtiaz and other Muslims feeling fear and panic in 2016?

10. What does Aamir say that Naani Jann said about Anvar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anvar and Zuha marry at the end of the book. What challenges lie ahead of them? Do they have a happy ending?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Abu Fahd and Safwa have different beliefs about the afterlife. How are the beliefs that Abu Fahd and Safwa have about the afterlife different? How has their life experiences caused them to believe differently about life after death? What do their beliefs reveal about Muslim beliefs about life after death?

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