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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lasting advice does Habib give to her younger self at the end of the book?
(a) "Always shake hands with the people you meet."
(b) "You'll be okay...Know that."
(c) "Don't try too hard."
(d) "Don't eat broccoli."

2. Why did Habib start visiting her family more in her late twenties?
(a) She felt lonely.
(b) She felt happy.
(c) She felt guilty.
(d) She felt brave.

3. What did Habib's visits to Unity Mosque always feel like?
(a) Punishment.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Home.
(d) A party.

4. Where did Habib come out to her mother?
(a) At a concert.
(b) At a restaurant.
(c) At a bar.
(d) At a movie theater.

5. Why are queer-friendly mosques not advertised on public forums?
(a) For safety reasons.
(b) Because they do not want too much publicity.
(c) Because social media is forbidden.
(d) For no reason in particular.

6. What was Habib asked to do at work when the news of Trump's Muslim ban came out?
(a) Interview Muslims in the Toronto area.
(b) Leave the office and go home.
(c) Go back to Pakistan.
(d) File a story about the Muslim ban.

7. How did Habib start identifying by her mid-twenties?
(a) Queer.
(b) Trans.
(c) Gay.
(d) Bi.

8. When did Habib feel most Muslim?
(a) At home.
(b) With Peter.
(c) Among straight Muslims.
(d) Among other queer Muslims.

9. Who is Abi?
(a) A chef.
(b) A teacher at a high school.
(c) A supermodel.
(d) Habib's first boss.

10. Where did Loren take Habib when she landed in his city?
(a) To a concert.
(b) To a diner.
(c) To a roller rink.
(d) To a gay bar.

11. What is one of the absolutes about Habib's life that she can be sure of?
(a) That she is loved.
(b) That she is a woman.
(c) That she is gay.
(d) That she is Muslim.

12. What surprised Habib when she began praying for the first time in a decade at Unity Mosque?
(a) That she remembered the prayers.
(b) That she liked praying.
(c) That she forgot the prayers.
(d) That she was not the only queer person in the room.

13. Where was Unity Mosque located?
(a) In New York.
(b) In Toronto's gay neighborhood.
(c) In LA.
(d) In Vancouver.

14. Why did Habib love North Carolina?
(a) She found a wonderful queer community there.
(b) She loved the atmosphere.
(c) She loved the American south.
(d) She found her future spouse there.

15. What place has Habib been connected to through her photo project?
(a) South Africa.
(b) Japan.
(c) Germany.
(d) Pakistan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What place has Habib never returned to since leaving?

2. Why did Habib feel she had no right to call herself Muslim throughout most of her adulthood?

3. What does Habib now think is the safe house she has been looking for her whole life?

4. What is Abi's sexual orientation?

5. How does Habib describe her relationship with Alex?

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