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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 Aliyah Dzatil Himmah studying?

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

3. What color is the lineoleum of the floor in Anvar's apartment?

4. What songs does Aamir say his father would play on the car radio when he started gaining weight in medical school?

5. What flavor of ice cream does Anvar hate?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Aamir punch Anvar?

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

3. Why does Qais meet with Anvar?

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

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

6. What is Junk in the Trunk?

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

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

9. How do most desis control cooking odors?

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

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

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms especially difficult for Anna to understand?

Essay Topic 3

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

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